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Packer, John G.
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First Name(s)John G.
OccupationCanadian Botanist
Name
Packer, John G.
First Name(s)
John G.
Surname
Packer
Occupation
Canadian Botanist
Description
John G. Packer became Curator of the herbarium in 1958. Until his retirement in 1988, his main research interests were the origin and evolution of the arctic and alpine flora, in particular the effects of the…
John G. Packer became Curator of the herbarium in 1958. Until his retirement in 1988, his main research interests were the origin and evolution of the arctic and alpine flora, in particular the effects of the quaternary glaciations. In 1983, he published a revised edition of Moss’s Flora of Alberta, which remains the standard reference for Alberta and adjacent regions. Packer’s collections were primarily from Alberta, Alaska, and the Northwest and Yukon Territories. He participated in one of the Department’s extensive research programs during this time: a study of the ecosystem of Devon Island, Northwest Territories, in conjunction with the international Biological Programme’s Tundra Biome Project (1969-1975). As professor emeritus, Packer remains interested in the production of user-friendly floras of Alberta and North America.
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"People Details - Packer, John G., University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/9-13/12-80038. Accessed 17 Sep. 2024.
Publications
Author
Wolf, S.J., Packer, J.G. and Denford, K.E.
Publication Date
1979-08
Author
Packer, J. G., Denford, K. E.
Publication Date
1974-04
Specimen Information
There are 2251 specimens related to this person.
37544 - Carex aurea Nutt.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Waiparous Creek
Date Collected1971-06-18
31129 - Carex aurea Nutt.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Wyoming, Albany County, Hanging Lake
Date Collected1970-07-08
27359 - Carex bigelowii Torr. ex Schwein.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Yukon, Ogilvie Mountains
Date Collected1969-06-14
20435 - Carex lachenalii Schkuhr
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nametwo-parted sedge
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Yukon, Summit Lake
Date Collected1961-08-01
25946 - Carex brunnescens (Pers.) Poir.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Glenevis
Date Collected1960-07-15
30770 - Carex brunnescens (Pers.) Poir.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Great Slave Lake, North Arm
Date Collected1970-08-30
30771 - Carex brunnescens (Pers.) Poir.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Prelude Lake
Date Collected1970-08-30
25810 - Carex capillaris L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, Mount Edith Cavell
Date Collected1958-08-15
3108 - Carex capillaris L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Waiparous Creek
Date Collected1958-07-21
38397 - Carex capillaris L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Acheson
Date Collected1967-06-26
31418 - Carex capillaris L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Colorado, Clear Creek County, Summit Lake
Date Collected1968-08-14
25020 - Carex capillaris L. ssp. chlorostachys (Steven) Love, Love & Raymond
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, British Columbia, Summit Lake
Date Collected1965-08-07
21132 - Carex capillaris L. ssp. fuscidula (V. I. Krecz. ex T. V. Egorova) Á. Löve & D. Löve
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Alaska, North Slope, Ogotoruk Creek
Date Collected1963-07-16
27271 - Carex capillaris L. ssp. fuscidula (V. I. Krecz. ex T. V. Egorova) Á. Löve & D. Löve
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Yukon, Whitehorse
Date Collected1969-06-12
37556 - Carex chordorrhiza Ehrh. ex L. f.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Clearwater River
Date Collected1971-06-18
27125 - Carex chordorrhiza Ehrh. ex L. f.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Kananaskis Highway
Date Collected1969-08-10
37597 - Carex concinna R. Br.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Coleman
Date Collected1971-06-08
27174 - Carex concinna R. Br.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Nojack
Date Collected1969-06-02
27270 - Carex concinna R. Br.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Yukon, Whitehorse
Date Collected1969-06-12
27378 - Carex concinna R. Br.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, British Columbia, Summit Lake
Date Collected1969-06-11
120358 - Hippuris vulgaris L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Devon
Date Collected1960-06-14