A new volume in the authoritative series of Botanical Monographs. Comprehensive account of current research on morphology and DNA. Comprehensive species accounts for the currently recognized taxa of significant interest to botanists, horticulturists and gardeners. Beautifully illustrated with botanical illustrations. Detailed information on cultivars and hybrids in cultivationErythronium, a genus of 29 species of bulbous perennials are among of the most striking spring flowering woodland plants with their slender pendent flowers, mottled arum-like leaves. This, the first dedicated monograph on Erythronium, is an authoritative book for gardeners, growers and breeders and a major academic work that gathers together the latest research.