Family: Acanthaceae

High Risk Traits:

• Elevation range exceeds 1000 m, demonstrating environmental versatility
  
• Thrives in tropical climates
  
• Reported to be naturalized in Australia
  
• Reported as a weed of wheat in Nepal (impacts unspecified)
  
• Other Peristrophe species reported as weeds
  
• Reproduces by seeds
  
• Seeds dispersed by explosive dehiscence & intentionally by people
  
• Limited ecological information reduces accuracy of risk predication
  

Low Risk Traits:

• No detailed descriptions of negative impacts
  
• Unarmed (no spines, thorns or burrs)
  
• Non-toxic (Used to dye rice purple. Presumably safe for human consumption)
  
• Not reported to spread vegetatively