Figure 54.11 Related Species with Vastly Different Life History Strategies On Mount Kenya, Africa, (A) Lobelia telekii lives on the dry rocky slopes of the mountain, where it reproduces once (is semelparous), produces many seeds, and has a short life span. In the moist valley bottoms, (B) Lobelia keniensis reproduces multiple times (is iteroparous), produces fewer but larger seeds, and lives longer.