Family: Marantaceae

High Risk Traits:

• Thrives in tropical climates
  
• Other Stromanthe species have become naturalized and are potential weeds
  
• Shade-tolerant
  
• Tolerates many soil types
  
• Reproduces by seeds and vegetatively by rhizomes
  
• Seeds dispersed by birds and intentionally by people
  
• Able to resprout from rhizomes after cutting

Low Risk Traits:

• No reports of invasiveness or naturalization
  
• Unarmed (no spines, thorns, or burrs)
  
• Ornamental
  
• Bird-pollination requirement may limit seed set in introduced range