Nhu asked about why Sternbergia was included in Alliaceae in the article Jim noted about Sternbergia. That is because the Angiospermy Phylogeny Group (2003) proposed sinking Amaryllidaceae and Agapanthaceae into Alliaceae. You will note if you check the Kew monocot world check list for family listings that this list uses the suggested alternatives so all the genera that were once in Amaryllidaceae are now listed in Alliaceae. Another example is the alternative placement by APG (2003) in Asparagaceae of Agavaceae, Anthericaceae, Hyacinthaceae, and Themidaceae. If you look up any genus in the Kew list that used to be in one of those families you now find them listed in Asparagaceae. This makes for some giant families. It's hard for me to think how Brodiaea, Lachenalia, Pasithea, Agave and Asparagus are alike enough to all be in the same family. For those of us who consider ourselves gardeners, not botanists, it means that there is no real advantage in learning the different families and which genera are now included in them since those definitions have become so broad. Mary Sue