Family: Orchidaceae
High Risk Traits:
- Elevation range exceeds 1000 m, demonstrating environmental versatility
- Grows in tropical climates (climate of Hawaiian Islands conducive to further establishment and spread)
- Naturalized on Oahu (Hawaiian Islands)
- Other Dendrobium species may be weedy
- Reproduces by seeds
- Forms natural hybrids with other Dendrobium species
- Self-compatible
- Seeds dispersed by wind, possibly water and intentionally by people
- Prolific seed production (potentially)
Low Risk Traits:
- No negative impacts documented to date (widely cultivated and valued for ornamental purposes)
- Unarmed (no spines, thorns, or burrs)
- Non-toxic
- Epiphytic habit may limit dispersal vectors to wind or intentional planting