Family: Myrtaceae
High Risk Traits:
- Other species in the genus have become invasive
- Tolerates many soil types
- Reproduces by seeds
- Seeds retained on plant; intentionally dispersed by people and possibly by wind or water
- Able to resprout after cutting, hard pruning and fire
- Gaps in biological and ecological information may limit accuracy of risk prediction
Low Risk Traits:
- No reports of invasiveness or naturalization or invasiveness, but limited evidence of widespread introduction outside native range
- Unarmed (no spines, thorns, or burrs)
- Non-toxic
- Not reported to spread vegetatively
- Seeds remain on plant (may limit ability to spread)