Family: Poaceae

High Risk Traits:

• Elevation range exceeds 1000 m, demonstrating environmental versatility
  
• Thrives in tropical climates
  
• Naturalized on Hawaii Island
  
• Other Cenchrus species are invasive
  
• Unpalatable
  
• Presumably reproduces by seeds
  
• Dispersed and cultivated intentionally by people
  
• Limited ecological information reduces accuracy of risk prediction

Low Risk Traits:

• No reports of detrimental impacts
  
• Unarmed (no spines, thorns, or burrs)
  
• Ornamental
  
• Not reported to spread vegetatively
  
• Herbicides effective in control of invasive Cenchrus species would presumably work on Cenchrus elegans