Lobelia triplets!! the 3 that share almost the same flowers! Some observation links.

Lobelia coronopifolia,
Lobeleia chamaepitys
lobelia tomentosa
Added 8 Sept 2021

Other variants according to iNat included under Lobelia tementosa are;-

Other Names: Hairy Lobelia = , Lobelia caerulea, Lobelia caerulea caerulea, Lobelia caerulea macularis, Lobelia coronopifolia caerulea, Lobelia coronopifolia macularis

Visiting the top of the Montagu pass in Dec 2020, and again in Jan 2020 around the top and further north to North station . I noticed, the area seems to have the 2 types of l. tomentosa overlapping here.
Dec 2020 Nicky on Montague Pass / incorrect. Probably closest to coronopifolia / or one of the L. .tomentosa variants..
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/9372655

same location :-
Dec 2020 Evie /hopefully correct L.tomentosa
https://www.inaturalist.org/obs

same location
May 2020 – difficult to ID from Photos – looks taller and spreading, probably also L. coronopifolia

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/80497977

further north into Camfers Kloof track:-
May 2021 probably L. tomentosa/ has correct features/ notice rolled almost succulent like leaf.
Camfers North Ridge ;-
27 may 2020 -L tomentosa
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/72429458


Outeniqua range- North side
Need to explore more areas.
At Louvain
Probably l. coronopifolia ( or a variant)
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/58348210
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/59302864


The South - of the Outeniqua and Langeberg Ranges.

Mosselbay area and Attakwas Kloof, Cloetes Pass..
It seems these are L. coronopifolia / or the variant included in l. tomentosa.
Alwyndal fire servitude called l. tomentosa – ?? closer to L. coronopifolia
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/80497977

Near Heidelberg.
Leaves look more like L. chamaepitys. More open, dentate, and separated on woolly stem
Flower picture not clear., probably hairless on corolla.
?? Size
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/69251444
Overberg
Probably l. chamaepitys https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/90879196

Agullhas plain - All seem to be Lobelia tomentosa as descibed by JM in "Fynbos guide" .eg
Cape infanta -see probably tomentosa :-
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/25731058

Stillbaaai
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/10003193
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/10003193
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/91767729
Gourikwa
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/77654347
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/14227436
Allthough this next one not showing hairiness on corolla.:-

hhttps://www.inaturalist.org/observations/15138630

Garden Route
These are far closer to l. coronopifolia and are probably the variant included under L. tomentosa known as ;-
Lobelia coronopifolia var caerulea

OR
one the other 5 vairants such as L. caerulea included under l. tomentosa.

Knysna Area :-
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/17909209
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/90379895
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/90575640

Garden Route Dam
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/91439316

Plettenberg Bay
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/90870002

Outeniqua South slopes to approx600m
Windmeulnek
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/17909209
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/92357763

Klein Karoo
All seem to be L. tomentosa (according to JM description in "Fieldguide to Fynbos")
Doringrivier
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/87143184

Paardepoort
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/12044239

Camferskloof
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/72429458

Rooiberg
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/77252077
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/59614730

Swartberg
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/18558381

הועלה ב-ספטמבר 7, 2021 06:55 אחה"צ על ידי evieb evieb

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Large flower; no hair on outside of the corolla.
Leaves long, narrow and deeply lobed;slight hairs on undersurface.
Woody below with swollen root .

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No hair on corolla; large flower size.
Leaves flattish, deeply lobed.

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