Family: Fabaceae

High Risk Traits:

• Elevation range exceeds 1000 m, demonstrating environmental versatility
  
• Thrives in tropical climates
  
• Widely naturalized
  
• Agricultural and environmental weed (esp. in Australia)
  
• Other Calopogonium species have become invasive
  
• Possibly allelopathic
  
• Poor palatability to livestock
  
• Tolerates many soil types
  
• Smothering growth habit
  
• Self-compatible
  
• Rapid growth rate and able to reach maturity in 1 year
  
• Seeds readily dispersed by a variety of vectors
  
• Able to form a persistent seed bank

Low Risk Traits:

• Unarmed (no spines, thorns or burrs)
  
• Provides fodder for livestock, although palatability is low
  
• Non-toxic
  
• Not reported to spread vegetatively
  
• Intolerant of heavy cutting and fire