Family: Fabaceae
High Risk Traits:
- Elevation range exceeds 1000 m, demonstrating environmental versatility
- Thrives in tropical climates
- Other Acacia species are invasive
- Potentially allelopathic
- Low palatability
- Seeds may be toxic
- Tolerates many soil types
- Reproduces by seeds
- Reaches maturity in <1 year
- Seeds dispersed by ants, birds, other animals, possibly by water and intentionally by people
- Prolific seed production (densities unknown)
- Seeds able to be stored for extended periods; May form a persistent seed bank
Low Risk Traits:
- No reports of naturalization, or negative impacts, despite widespread cultivation outside native range
- Unarmed (no spines, thorns, or burrs)
- Ornamental
- Not reported to spread vegetatively