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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/9-13/12-83545. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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.
31112 - Aquilegia coerulea E. James
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Wyoming, Sublette County, Burnt Lake
Date Collected1970-07-11
39141 - Aquilegia flavescens S. Wats.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nameyellow columbine
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, North Kootenay Mountain
Date Collected1971-07-15
27136 - Aquilegia flavescens S. Wats.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nameyellow columbine
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Pyriform Mountain
Date Collected1969-08-09
8770 - Aquilegia flavescens S. Wats.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nameyellow columbine
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Grizzly Creek
Date Collected1958-07-18
38166 - Aquilegia flavescens S. Wats.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nameyellow columbine
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Prospect Creek
Date Collected1971-07-08
37616 - Aquilegia jonesii Parry
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common NameJone's columbine
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Waterton Lakes National Park, Sofa Mountain
Date Collected1966-07-16
8784 - Caltha leptosepala DC.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, Mount Edith Cavell
Date Collected1960-08-17
8785 - Caltha leptosepala DC.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, Mount Edith Cavell
Date Collected1960-08-15
31085 - Caltha leptosepala DC.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Wyoming, Albany County, Centennial
Date Collected1970-07-14
31428 - Caltha leptosepala DC.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Colorado, Boulder County, Niwot Ridge
Date Collected1968-08-07
123251 - Lycopodium selago L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, Edith Lake
Date Collected1958
100886 - Caltha natans Pall.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Wetaskiwin
Date Collected1998-07-09
8799 - Caltha natans Pall.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Green Court
Date Collected1960-07-21
21183 - Caltha palustris L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemarsh marigold, yellow marsh marigold
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Alaska, North Slope, Ogotoruk Creek
Date Collected1963-07-27
42687 - Caltha palustris L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemarsh marigold, yellow marsh marigold
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Alaska, North Slope, Barrow
Date Collected1972-07-10
20596 - Caltha palustris L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemarsh marigold, yellow marsh marigold
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Alaska, North Slope, Ogotoruk Creek
Date Collected1962-06-25
21111 - Caltha palustris L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemarsh marigold, yellow marsh marigold
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Alaska, North Slope, Ogotoruk Creek
Date Collected1963-07-19
27326 - Caltha palustris L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemarsh marigold, yellow marsh marigold
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Yukon, Ogilvie Mountains
Date Collected1969-06-15
21194 - Caltha palustris L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemarsh marigold, yellow marsh marigold
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Alaska, North Slope, Crowbill Point
Date Collected1963-07-23
32064 - Clematis verticillaris DC. var. columbiana (Nutt.) A. Gray
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Waterton Lakes National Park, Mount Blakiston
Date Collected1965-06-23
25262 - Clematis occidentalis (Hornem.) DC. var. grosseserrata (Rydb.) Pringle
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Waterton Lakes National Park, Mount Blakiston
Date Collected1965-06-21