Family: Euphorbiaceae

High Risk Traits:

• Broad climate suitability (5 hardiness zones)
  
• Other Euphorbia species are invasive
  
• Sap toxic to animals and people
  
• Unpalatable to animals
  
• Tolerates many soil types

Low Risk Traits:

• No reports of invasiveness or naturalization or invasiveness
  
• Unarmed (no spines, thorns, or burrs)
  
• Ornamental value
  
• Not reported to produce seeds
  
• Not reported to spread vegetatively
  
• Lack of seed production minimizes risk of inadvertent or long-distance dispersal