Family: Fabaceae

High Risk Traits:

• Thrives in tropical climates
  
• Naturalized in Florida
  
• Other Calliandra species have become invasive
  
• Tolerates many soil types
  
• N-fixing (may alter soil chemistry)
  
• Reproduces by seed
  
• Seeds dispersed by explosively dehisced pods and intentionally by people
  
• Able to resprout after pruning or cutting

Low Risk Traits:

• Unarmed (no spines, thorns or burrs)
  
• Provides fodder for livestock
  
• Non-toxic
  
• Ornamental
  
• Not reported to spread vegetatively