Family: Poaceae

High Risk Traits:

• Broad climatic suitability
  
• Naturalized in regions with tropical climates
  
• Agricultural weed of rice in SE Asia
  
• Allelopathic priperties
  
• Host of sugar cane pathogens
  
• Increases fire risk
  
• Thicket-forming
  
• Tolerates many soil conditions (and potentially able to exploit many different habitat types)
  
• Seeds wind-dispersed
  
• Tolerates cutting and burning

Low Risk Traits:

• Palatable to browsing animals
  
• Non-toxic
  
• Landscaping and ornamental value
  
• Does not form a persistent seed bank
  
• Herbicides provide effective control