Family: Xanthorrhoeaceae

High Risk Traits:

• A potential weed (Listed as a “Quarantine Weed” under Western Australia’s state-wide quarantine system which means they are prohibited from entering the state)
  
• Related Bulbine species regarded as weeds
  
• Tolerates many soil types
  
• Spreads vegetatively and by wind-dispersed seeds
  
• Starts to spread vegetatively after 1 year
  
• A geophyte (may persist in soil if above ground vegetation is removed)
  
• Limited biological and ecological information outside native range makes accurate risk predication difficult

Low Risk Traits:

• No reports of naturalization or invasiveness reported to date
  
• Medicinal and ornamental uses