Family: Aristolochiaceae

High Risk Traits:

• Thrives in tropical climates
  
• Other Aristolochia species are invasive weeds
  
• Medicinal, and potentially toxic, properties
  
• Shade-tolerant
  
• Tolerates many soil types
  
• Climbing and potentially smothering habit
  
• Reproduces by seeds
  
• May be able to spread vegetatively
  
• Seeds dispersed by gravity, possibly wind and intentionally by people
  
• Limited ecological information reduces accuracy of risk prediction

Low Risk Traits:

• No confirmed reports of invasiveness or naturalization
  
• Unarmed (no spines, thorns, or burrs)
  
• Ornamental