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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/9-13/12-90624. Accessed 30 Oct. 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.
31107 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Wyoming, Albany County, Centennial
Date Collected1970-07-13
31310 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Colorado, Boulder County, Niwot Ridge
Date Collected1968-08-07
32112 - Zigadenus venenosus S. Wats. var. gramineus (Rydb.) O. S. Walsh ex C. L. Hitchc.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Waterton Lakes National Park, Red Rock Canyon
Date Collected1965-06-24
32002 - Zigadenus venenosus S. Wats. var. gramineus (Rydb.) O. S. Walsh ex C. L. Hitchc.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Waterton Lakes National Park, Cameron Lake
Date Collected1965-06-24
31165 - Zigadenus venenosus S. Wats. var. gramineus (Rydb.) O. S. Walsh ex C. L. Hitchc.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Wyoming, Albany County, Centennial
Date Collected1970-06-30
31262 - Yucca glauca Nutt.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common NameSpanish bayonet, soapweed (Moss, 1983).
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Colorado, Boulder County, Magnolia
Date Collected1968-06-27
20529 - Iris setosa Pall. ex Link
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Alaska, Northwest Arctic, Kotzebue
Date Collected1965-08-12
26051 - Sisyrinchium montanum Greene
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namecommon blue-eyed grass
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Whitecourt Mountain
Date Collected1960-06-12
38485 - Sisyrinchium montanum Greene
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namecommon blue-eyed grass
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Elkwater
Date Collected1967-06-29
5198 - Sisyrinchium montanum Greene
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namecommon blue-eyed grass
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Waiparous Creek
Date Collected1958-07-21
30655 - Sisyrinchium montanum Greene
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namecommon blue-eyed grass
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Alexandra Falls
Date Collected1970-08-27
37599 - Calypso bulbosa (L.) Oakes
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namefairy-slipper orchid
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Coleman
Date Collected1971-06-09
38417 - Calypso bulbosa (L.) Oakes
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namefairy-slipper orchid
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Waterton Lakes National Park, Maskinonge Lake
Date Collected1967-06-07
30553 - Calypso bulbosa (L.) Oakes
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namefairy-slipper orchid
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Wood Buffalo National Park, Peace Point
Date Collected1970-09-02
32113 - Corallorhiza maculata (Raf.) Raf.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namespotted coralroot
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Waterton Lakes National Park, Red Rock Canyon
Date Collected1966-07-08
32114 - Corallorhiza striata Lindl. var. striata
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Waterton Lakes National Park, Bertha Creek
Date Collected1966-07-09
5252 - Corallorhiza trifida Chatel.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namepale coralroot, yellow coralroot
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Whitecourt Mountain
Date Collected1960-07-15
38482 - Corallorhiza trifida Chatel.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namepale coralroot, yellow coralroot
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Cypress Hills Provincial Park
Date Collected1967-06-29
5270 - Cypripedium parviflorum Salisb.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Olds
Date Collected1962-06-10
38426 - Cypripedium parviflorum Salisb.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, Snaring River
Date Collected1967-06-20
20417 - Cypripedium passerinum Richardson
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namesparrow’s egg lady’s slipper, Franklin’s lady’s slipper
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Yukon, Summit Lake
Date Collected1961-07-29/1961-07-30