Greg Your plant is currently called Biarum davisii ssp. marmarisense. In my forthcoming revision this name will be changed to B. marmarisense. It is native to SW Turkey (esp. the Marmara Peninsular) and various of the Greek and Turkish islands off the SW Turkish coast. It is very abundant on Simi. Pete ---------------------------- Peter Boyce Herbarium Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Richmond Surrey TW9 3AE U.K. Tel. + 44 - (0)181 332 5207 Fax. + 44 - (0)181 332 5298 email. p.boyce@lion.rbgkew.org.uk