Family: Asparagaceae

High Risk Traits:

• Broad climate suitability
  
• Possibly toxic if ingested
  
• Shade-tolerant
  
• Tolerates many soil types
  
• Reproduces by seeds or vegetatively by rhizomes
  
• Hybridizes naturally with other Hosta species
  
• Self-compatible
  
• Seeds dispersed by wind and propagated intentionally by people
  
• Limited ecological information reduces accuracy of risk prediction

Low Risk Traits:

• No reports of invasiveness or naturalization
  
• Unarmed (no spines, thorns or burrs)
  
• Ornamental