Family: Amaryllidaceae

High Risk Traits:

• Naturalized in New Zealand and escaped in Australia
  
• Unpalatable to deer (could provide a competitive advantage against more palatable species)
  
• Tolerates many soil conditions (and potentially able to exploit many different habitat types)
  
• A geophyte that can resprout from corms and spread vegetatively by rhizomes
  
• Self-compatible
  
• Reaches maturity in 2-3 years
  
• Seeds dispersed by water

Low Risk Traits:

• Despite ability to spread, no negative impacts have been documented
  
• Non-toxic
  
• Edible
  
• Require full sun to thrive and flower
  
• Used ornamentally