Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):
-43.645941 172.462302
Notes:
This lupin is used as a fattening feed for lambs in Canterbury and other fat lamb producing areas. It is usually found along with rape and is a valuable pasture plant as well as giving the nitrogen to the soil.
Specimen notes
Supplementary remarks:
Canterbury Agriculture College is now known as Lincoln University.
Herbarium history:
This collection is part of a collection given to the Allan Herbarium via Laurence Smith (Amberly office, Environment Canterbury). This was given to L. Smith in the early 1990's by someone in Port Robinson, Cheviot. The collection is believed to have been collected in 1948, based on several specimens with fully written dates in the collection.