Family: Cupressaceae

High Risk Traits:

• Possible broad elevation range
  
• Naturalized in Alabama, Massachusetts, and SE Australia
  
• Other Juniperus species have become invasive
  
• May contain allelopathic chemicals
  
• Unpalatable to browsing and grazing animals
  
• High flammability could increase fire risk
  
• Tolerates many soil types
  
• Dense, mat-forming habit may exclude other vegetation
  
• Produces fleshy-fruits. May aid in seed dispersal by birds and other frugivorous animals
  
• Can reproduce vegetatively
  
• Reaches maturity in 2 years
  
• Tolerates glyphosate and may be resistant to certain other herbicides

Low Risk Traits:

• Grows in temperate climates. May only threaten higher elevation of tropical island ecosystems
  
• No reports of invasiveness or detrimental impacts
  
• Non-toxic
  
• Ornamental value
  
• Shade-intolerant
  
• Dioecious (and therefore self-incompatible)
  
• Seed production limited in introduced range
  
• Seeds require cold stratification
  
• Does not tolerate cutting or fires