Family: Malvaceae

High Risk Traits:

• Naturalized in Mexico, Australia and possibly elsewhere
  
• Thrives in tropical climates
  
• Potentially weedy relatives in genus
  
• Tolerates many soil conditions (and potentially able to exploit many different habitat types)
  
• Self-fertile
  
• Potential to reach maturity in under 1 year
  
• Viable seeds dispersed by people, and possibly water
  
• Ability to resprout after repeated cutting

Low Risk Traits:

• Despite ability to spread, no serious negative impacts have been documented
  
• Long history of cultivation and domestication. Certain cultivars may produce limited or no seeds
  
• Shade-intolerant
  
• Leaves and branch tips cooked and eaten as greens
  
• Non-toxic
  
• Relatively large capsules and seeds, if produced, are unlikely to be inadvertently dispersed