Family: Fabaceae

High Risk Traits:

• Able to grow in subtropical climates
  
• Naturalized in South Africa, Italy, Portugal, parts of Australia outside its natural range, and possibly California
  
• An environmental weed in South Africa
  
• Other Acacia species have become serious weeds
  
• Allelopathic
  
• Tolerates many soil types
  
• Able to form dense thickets
  
• Reaches maturity in 2 years
  
• Seeds dispersed by birds, other frugivorous animals, ants and intentionally by people
  
• Prolific seed production (>1000/m2)
  
• Forms a persistent seed bank

Low Risk Traits:

• Unarmed (no spines, thorns or burrs)
  
• Provides fodder for livestock
  
• Non-toxic
  
• Shade-intolerant
  
• Possibly self-incompatible (or strongly outcrossing)
  
• Not reported to spread vegetatively
  
• Rarely coppices or resprouts after cutting or fires.
  
• Mechanical control can be achieved by cutting stems close to the ground