Family: Proteaceae
High Risk Traits:
- Occurs in fire prone ecosystems; could contribute to fuel load in dry environments
- Forms dense stands in native range
- Reproduces by wind-dispersed seeds
- Viable seeds retained on plants for 2+ year, until release triggered by fires (serotiny)
Low Risk Traits:
- No reports of invasiveness or naturalization, but limited evidence of widespread introduction outside native range
- Unarmed (no spines, thorns, or burrs)
- Non-toxic
- Requires full sun (shade may limit ability to spread)
- Dioecious
- Not reported to spread vegetatively
- Serotinous seeds limit ability for accidental dispersal, unless fires trigger release