Family: Acanthaceae

High Risk Traits:

• Naturalized beyond native range (Jamaica, Florida)
  
• History of repeated introductions
  
• Shade tolerant (full sun to full shade)
  
• Intentionally dispersed by people (ornamental use)

Low Risk Traits:

• Narrow climate suitability (zones 10B–11, <1000 m altitude)
  
• Not an agricultural or environmental weed
  
• No spines, thorns, or burrs
  
• Not toxic, allelopathic, or parasitic
  
• Palatable to grazing animals
  
• No fire hazard (wet habitat)
  
• Rarely produces fruit; no seed dispersal adaptations
  
• Low seed production