Family: Brassicaceae
High Risk Traits:
- Broad climate suitability
- Thrives and spreads in regions with tropical climates
- Possibly naturalized outside native range (unconfirmed)
- Common cultivation escape
- Other Brassica species are invasive weeds
- May be allelopathic
- Contains glucosinolates that can be toxic to livestock
- Host of other crop pests and pathogens
- Tolerates many soil types
- Reproduces by seeds
- Hybridizes with other Brassica species (but rarely under natural conditions)
- Self-fertile
- Quickly reaches maturity
- Seeds dispersed intentionally through cultivation and unintentionally through activities related to cultivation (equipment, bird seed contaminant, possible crop contaminant)
- Prolific seed production under cultivation
Low Risk Traits:
- Valued as a palatable pasture species, with no verified negative impacts reported
- Unarmed (no spines, thorns, or burrs)
- Palatable (despite potential toxicity)
- Grows best in high light environments (dense shade may inhibit spread)
- Herbicides may provide effective control if needed