Family: Euphorbiaceae

High Risk Traits:

• Grows in tropical climates
  
• Related Euphorbia species have become invasive
  
• Sap toxic and an irritant to animals and people
  
• Tolerates many soil types
  
• Seeds dispersed by dehiscent capsules and people
  
• Limited ecological information from native and introduced ranges makes accurate risk predications difficult

Low Risk Traits:

• No reports of naturalization or invasiveness world wide (but outdoor cultivation in tropical climates may be limited)
  
• Requires full sun
  
• Showy flowers
  
• Limited seed production in cultivation