Family: Hypoxidaceae

High Risk Traits:

• Elevation range exceeds 1000 m, demonstrating environmental versatility
  
• Thrives in tropical climates
  
• Naturalized on Kauai, Hawaiian Islands and naturalized or an escape from cultivation in Florida, Puerto Rico, Sri Lanka, Rio de Janeiro, and possibly elsewhere
  
• A weedy plant, difficult to remove once established
  
• Shade-tolerant
  
• Forms dense clumps, and can possibly exclude other vegetation
  
• A geophyte, able to resprout from tuberous, underground stems
  
• Able to reproduce by seeds (rarely in cultivation)
  
• Spreads vegetatively
  
• Planted intentionally by people
  
• Tolerates fire, and able to spread from stem fragments

Low Risk Traits:

• Unarmed (no spines, thorns or burrs)
  
• Palatable to browsing animals in native range
  
• Not reported to be toxic
  
• Ornamental
  
• Rarely produces seeds in cultivation
  
• Reaches maturity in 4-10 years
  
• Limited seed production reduces risk of long-distance or inadvertent dispersal