Family: Amaryllidaceae

High Risk Traits:

• Thrives in tropical climates
  
• Naturalized on Kauai, Oahu, and Maui (Hawaiian Islands) and possibly elsewhere
  
• May be weedy, but negative impacts have not been reported
  
• Other Zephyranthes species are weeds
  
• Toxic to animals and people
  
• Unpalatable to animals
  
• Tolerates many soil types
  
• Geophyte (regrows from bulbs)
  
• Reproduces by seeds and vegetatively by offsets
  
• May hybridize
  
• Self-compatible
  
• Reaches maturity in 1 year
  
• Seeds dispersed by wind and intentionally by people

Low Risk Traits:

• Unarmed (no spines, thorns, or burrs)
  
• Thrives in full sun (may limit spread into shaded areas)
  
• Ornamental