Family: Amaranthaceae

High Risk Traits:

• Environmental versatility - Elevation range exceeds 1000 m
  
• Naturalized in Molokai, Hawaiian Islands and Western Australia
  
• Related Atriplex species have become invasive
  
• Pollen is potentially allergenic
  
• Tolerates many soil types, but especially alkaline soils
  
• Forms thickets within native range
  
• Reaches maturity in 3 years
  
• Plants typically change from dioecious to monoecious, but can also change from female to male.
  
• Seeds dispersed by wind, water and possibly animals
  
• Seeds may form a persistent seed bank
  
• Fire-tolerant

Low Risk Traits:

• Palatable to cattle
  
• Thrives in full sun and unlikely to invade densely shaded sites