Family: Passifloraceae
High Risk Traits:
- Elevation range exceeds 1000 m, demonstrating environmental versatility
- Thrives in tropical climates
- Poisonous to animals and humans
- Climbing habit (potential to smother or overtop other vegetation)
- Tuberous roots
- Reproduces by seeds
- Seeds presumably dispersed by animals (although fruit reportedly toxic) and intentionally by people
- Limited ecological information may reduce accuracy of risk prediction
Low Risk Traits:
- No reports of invasiveness or naturalization, but one unconfirmed report of weediness
- Unarmed (no spines, thorns, or burrs)
- Ornamental and medicinal uses, despite toxicity
- Dioecious
- Not reported to spread vegetatively