includes species sometimes divided among the following families: Alliaceae, Aloeaceae, Alstroemeriaceae, Aphyllanthaceae, Asparagaceae, Asphodelaceae, Colchicaceae, Convallariaceae, Hemerocallidaceae, Hostaceae, Hyacinthaceae, Melanthiaceae, Ruscaceae, Smilacaceae, Tecophilaeacea, Xanthorrhoeaceae | one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted, comprising three subfamilies: Asphodeloideae, Hemerocallidoideae and Xanthorrhoeoideae (Xanthorrhoeaceae) |