Family: Verbenaceae

High Risk Traits:

• Suited to tropical/subtropical climates
  
• Naturalized beyond its native range
  
• Produces viable seeds prolifically (＞1000 seeds/m² possible)
  
• Bird-dispersed; seeds survive gut passage
  
• Forms dense thickets
  
• Tolerates cutting and regrows from the base
  
• Shade tolerant to some degree
  
• Tolerates a wide range of soil types (acidic, alkaline, sandy, clay, saline)

Low Risk Traits:

• Non-toxic to humans and animals
  
• No spines, thorns, or burrs
  
• Not allelopathic or parasitic
  
• No persistent seed bank (>1 year)
  
• No vegetative reproduction via fragmentation
  
• Not dispersed by wind or water