Family: Gentianaceae

High Risk Traits:

• Unpalatable to grazing animals
  
• Self-compatible
  
• Able to reach maturity in 1 year
  
• Produces small seeds that are probably wind-dispersed
  
• Widely and intentionally planted by people

Low Risk Traits:

• No reports of naturalization or invasiveness to date
  
• Unarmed (lacks spines, thorns, or burrs)
  
• Non-toxic
  
• Ornamental
  
• Does not spread vegetatively