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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.
111094 - Solanum triflorum Nutt.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Medicine Hat
Date Collected1978-06-16
111095 - Verbena bracteata Lag. & Rodr.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Medicine Hat
Date Collected1978-06-15
111096 - Vicia americana Muhl. ex Willd.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namewild vetch
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Medicine Hat
Date Collected1978-06-16
111452 - Equisetum arvense L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namecommon horsetail; swamp grass
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Whitehorse Wildland Park, Grave Flats
Date Collected1971-07-07
25956 - Botrychium lanceolatum (S. G. Gmel.) Angstr.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namelance-leaved grape fern
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Whitecourt Mountain
Date Collected1960-06-12
111466 - Botrychium lunaria (L.) Sw.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Whitecourt Mountain
Date Collected1960-06-12
39174 - Juncus tenuis Willd.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nameslender rush
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, North Kootenay Mountain
Date Collected1971-07-16
25826 - Platanthera obtusata (Banks ex Pursh) Lindl. ssp. obtusata
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, Geraldine Lakes
Date Collected1958-08-09
25954 - Dryopteris carthusiana (Vill.) H. P. Fuchs
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Whitecourt Mountain
Date Collected1960-07-15
30472 - Dryopteris carthusiana (Vill.) H. P. Fuchs
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Swan Hills
Date Collected1970-08-25
20456 - Dryopteris fragrans (L.) Schott
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namefragrant shield fern
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Yukon, Summit Lake
Date Collected1961-07-31
20457 - Dryopteris fragrans (L.) Schott
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namefragrant shield fern
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Yukon, Summit Lake
Date Collected1961-08-01
20990 - Dryopteris fragrans (L.) Schott
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namefragrant shield fern
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Alaska, North Slope, Telavirak Hills
Date Collected1962-07-24
25952 - Gymnocarpium dryopteris (L.) Newm.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nameoak fern
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Whitecourt Mountain
Date Collected1960-07-15
30474 - Gymnocarpium dryopteris (L.) Newm.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nameoak fern
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Swan Hills
Date Collected1970-08-25
25880 - Gymnocarpium dryopteris (L.) Newm.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nameoak fern
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, Geikie
Date Collected1958-07-31
32096 - Dryopteris disjuncta (Rupr.) C. V. Morton
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Waterton Lakes National Park, Bertha Lake
Date Collected1965-06-23
30773 - Juniperus communis L. var. depressa Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Prelude Lake
Date Collected1970-08-30
20448 - Juniperus communis L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Yukon, Summit Lake
Date Collected1961-07-30
38183 - Juniperus horizontalis Moench
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Prospect Creek
Date Collected1971-07-08
37587 - Juniperus horizontalis Moench
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Abraham Lake
Date Collected1971-06-19