Family: Moraceae

High Risk Traits:

• Thrives in tropical climates
  
• Naturalizing on Kauai
  
• Seeds may be spread by birds, mammals, and people

Low Risk Traits:

• Despite ability to spread, no reports of invasiveness found
  
• Unarmed (no spines, thorns or burrs)
  
• Edible Fruit
  
• Not known to spread vegetatively
  
• Slow growing, and probably takes 3+ years to reach maturity
  
• Seeds lose viability quickly