Table 1.

Details of the seven field sites at which Eucomis autumnalis and E. comosa were studied

Site name	Co-ordinates and altitude	Habitat	Eucomis species	Approx. no. of plants
Gilboa Estate	29°15′01·6′′S, 30°15′21·6′′E; 1532 m	Wetland surrounded by pine plantation	E. comosa	100
Highflats	30°16′10·3′′S, 30°12′09·3′′E; 976 m	Cultivated grassland	E. autumnalis	100
Howick	29°27′34·8′′S, 30°14′47·7′′E; 1051 m	Roadside marsh	E. comosa	30
Midmar Nature Reserve	29°32′15·8′′S, 30°10′13·1′′E; 1088 m	Moist montane grassland	E. autumnalis	200
Vernon Crooks Nature Reserve	30°16′06·5′′S, 30°37′14·5′′E; 447 m	Coastal grassland	E. autumnalis	50
Wahroonga Farm	29°36′35·9′′S, 30°07′59·4′′E; 1350 m	Moist montane grassland	E. autumnalis	10
Wodwo Farm	29°24′08·1′′S, 29°55′53·2′′E; 1595 m	Montane grassland	E. autumnalis and E. comosa	10 of each