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