 nartheciaceae is a family of flowering plants. the apg iii system places it in the order dioscoreales, in the clade monocots. as circumscribed by apg iii it includes a few dozen species of herbaceous plants in five genera, including: # aletris # lophiola # metanarthecium # narthecium # nietneria ==references==  ==external links==  * aletris in the flora of north america en in the flora of china * aletris farinosa: pictures, description * lophiola in the flora of north america and at the usda * narthecium in the flora of north america * ncbi taxonomy browser * links at csdl, texas *angiosperm phylogeny website
Dioscoreales Monocot_families