Lily fanciers may be interested in an article in Plant Systematics and Evolution that describes a new species of Nomocharis and shows that Nomocharis is, phylogeneticaly speaking, Lilium. http://springerlink.com/content/m3191640n1582v16/ The new species is: Nomocharis gongshanensis Y. D. Gao et X. J. He And quite lovely too. Best, Max Withers Oakland CA