Family: Rosaceae

High Risk Traits:

• Elevation range exceeds 1000 m, demonstrating environmental versatility
  
• Grows in subtropical to temperate climates
  
• Naturalized in Hawaiian Islands and elsewhere
  
• An environmental weed in Australia and New Zealand
  
• Seeds potentially toxic
  
• Host of fruit pests
  
• Moderately Shade-tolerant
  
• Tolerates many soil types
  
• May form dense stands in New Zealand
  
• Reproduces by seeds
  
• May reach maturity in 2 years (more commonly 5+ years)
  
• Seeds dispersed by birds, other frugivorous animals, humans and in dumped garden waste

Low Risk Traits:

• Unarmed (no spines, thorns, or burrs)
  
• Provides fodder for livestock
  
• Ornamental and edible uses
  
• Varieties may be self-incompatible
  
• Not reported to spread vegetatively
  
• Seeds lose viability within 6 months
  
• Herbicides may provide effective control