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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/9-13/12-95295. Accessed 17 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.
20372 - Delphinium depauperatum Nutt.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Yukon, Summit Lake
Date Collected1961-08-03
21073 - Delphinium brachycentrum Ledeb.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Alaska, North Slope, Crowbill Point
Date Collected1962-08-08
32020 - Fragaria vesca L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Waterton Lakes National Park, Bertha Lake
Date Collected1965-06-23
42423 - Fragaria vesca L. var. americana Porter
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Edmonton
Date Collected1963
10671 - Fragaria vesca L. var. americana Porter
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Edmonton
Date Collected1960-06-13
25840 - Fragaria virginiana Mill.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, Mount Edith Cavell
Date Collected1958-08-15
26022 - Fragaria virginiana Mill.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Kananaskis Country, Bow Valley Provincial Park
Date Collected1958-07-18
31889 - Fragaria virginiana Mill. var. glauca S. Wats.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Mountain Park
Date Collected1965-06-13
25911 - Fragaria virginiana Mill. var. glauca S. Wats.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Whitecourt Mountain
Date Collected1960-06-12
39072 - Fragaria virginiana Mill.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Lynx Creek
Date Collected1971-07-16
30456 - Fragaria virginiana Mill.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Fort Assiniboine
Date Collected1970-08-24
32075 - Alyssum alyssoides (L.) L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Waterton Lakes National Park, Red Rock Canyon
Date Collected1965-06-22
38413 - Arabis drummondii A. Gray
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common NameDrummond's rock cress (Johnson et al., 1995).
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Waterton Lakes National Park, Maskinonge Lake
Date Collected1967-06-07
25916 - Arabis drummondii A. Gray
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common NameDrummond's rock cress (Johnson et al., 1995).
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Whitecourt Mountain
Date Collected1960-06-12
25098 - Arabis drummondii A. Gray
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common NameDrummond's rock cress (Johnson et al., 1995).
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Persimmon Range
Date Collected1965-07-25
39106 - Boechera stricta (Graham) Al-Shehbaz
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, North Kootenay Mountain
Date Collected1971-07-15
38480 - Arabis glabra (L.) Bernh.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Elkwater
Date Collected1967-06-29
26044 - Arabis hirsuta (L.) Scop. var. glabrata Torr. & A. Gray
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Tsuut'ina Nation No. 145
Date Collected1958-07-17
37583 - Arabis hirsuta (L.) Scop. var. pycnocarpa (M. Hopkins) Rollins
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Nojack
Date Collected1971-06-20
9431 - Arabis holboellii Hornem. var. retrofracta (Graham) Rydb.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, The Palisade
Date Collected1960-08-22
25831 - Arabis retrofracta Graham
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, The Palisade
Date Collected1958-07-27