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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 30 Jun. 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.
39117 - Selaginella densa Rydb. var. scopulorum (Maxon) Tryon
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, North Kootenay Mountain
Date Collected1971-07-15
31150 - Selaginella densa Rydb. var. scopulorum (Maxon) Tryon
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Wyoming, Albany County, Lewis Lake
Date Collected1970-07-02
20450 - Selaginella sibirica (Milde) Hieron.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Yukon, Summit Lake
Date Collected1961-08-03
21017 - Selaginella sibirica (Milde) Hieron.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Alaska, North Slope, Ogotoruk Creek
Date Collected1962-07-21
44722 - Selaginella selaginoides (L.) Link
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Prospect Creek
Date Collected1973-09-17
30732 - Selaginella selaginoides (L.) Link
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Mosquito Creek
Date Collected1970-08-31
38414 - Equisetum arvense L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namecommon horsetail; swamp grass
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Waterton Lakes National Park, Maskinonge Lake
Date Collected1967-06-07
38179 - Equisetum arvense L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namecommon horsetail; swamp grass
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Whitehorse Wildland Park, Cheviot Mountain
Date Collected1971-07-07
20632 - Equisetum arvense L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namecommon horsetail; swamp grass
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Alaska, North Slope, Telavirak Hills
Date Collected1962-06-25
20461 - Equisetum arvense L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namecommon horsetail; swamp grass
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Yukon, Summit Lake
Date Collected1961-08-04
37545 - Equisetum scirpoides Michx.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Waiparous Creek
Date Collected1971-06-18
31936 - Equisetum scirpoides Michx.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Kananaskis Country, Peter Lougheed Provincial Park, Highwood Pass
Date Collected1965-06-25
30733 - Equisetum scirpoides Michx.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Mosquito Creek
Date Collected1970-08-31
20651 - Equisetum scirpoides Michx.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Alaska, North Slope, Crowbill Point
Date Collected1962-06-29
21057 - Equisetum scirpoides Michx.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Alaska, North Slope, Ogotoruk Creek
Date Collected1962-08-04
25953 - Equisetum sylvaticum L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namewoodland horsetail; woods' horsetail
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Whitecourt Mountain
Date Collected1960-06-12
37546 - Equisetum variegatum Schleich.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Waiparous Creek
Date Collected1971-06-18
38180 - Equisetum variegatum Schleich.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Cadomin
Date Collected1971-07-08
30658 - Equisetum variegatum Schleich.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Alexandra Falls
Date Collected1970-08-27
27095 - Botrychium lunaria (L.) Sw.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Kananaskis Country, Peter Lougheed Provincial Park, Highwood Pass
Date Collected1969-08-08
15 - Botrychium pinnatum H. St. John
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Banff National Park, Norman Lake
Date Collected1958-08-21