Family: Asparagaceae

High Risk Traits:

• Naturalized in the U.S.
  
• Broad climate tolerance (Hardiness 6A–10A)
  
• Repeated introductions outside native range
  
• Shade tolerant
  
• Tolerates wide soil range (including salt and drought)
  
• Geophyte (tubers, rhizomes)
  
• Vegetative reproduction (division)
  
• Bird-dispersed seeds
  
• Seeds survive gut passage
  
• Benefits from trimming/mutilation

Low Risk Traits:

• No congeneric weeds
  
• No spines, thorns, or burrs
  
• Not allelopathic or parasitic
  
• Non-toxic to animals and humans
  
• No fire hazard
  
• No wind or water dispersal
  
• No persistent seed bank (germinates immediately)