Family: Acoraceae
High Risk Traits:
- Grows in tropical climates
- Broad climate suitability
- Widely naturalized
- Regarded as a weed In many locations
- May be toxic if ingested
- Tolerates many soil types
- Can from dense monocultures that exclude other vegetation
- Spreads vegetatively by rhizome fragments and possibly seeds
- Can reach maturity in 2 growing seasons
- Rhizome fragments and seeds dispersed along waterways
Low Risk Traits:
- Sterile forms may limit dispersal
- Medicinal and edible uses
- Herbicides may provide effective control