Family: Asphodelaceae

High Risk Traits:

• Other Aloe species have become invasive
  
• Seedlings are Shade-tolerant
  
• Reproduces by seeds and vegetatively by fallen branches that root
  
• May exhibit low levels of self-compatibility
  
• Seeds dispersed by wind and intentionally by people
  
• Corky bark protects against fire

Low Risk Traits:

• No confirmed evidence of invasiveness or naturalization to date
  
• Almost unarmed leaves
  
• Non-toxic
  
• Ornamental
  
• Requires acidic soils
  
• Slow growth rate; reaches maturity in 6-8 years
  
• Does not form a persistent seed bank
  
• Limited seed production when populations occur at low densities