Family: Poaceae

See Cortaderia selloana for more information

High Risk Traits:

• Proven global invasive weed
  
• Forms dense, fire-hazard thickets
  
• Millions of wind-dispersed seeds per plant
  
• Tolerates diverse soils and climates
  
• Spreads by landscaping, contamination, and fragmentation
  
• Grows and flowers rapidly
  
• Resprouts after fire or damage

Low Risk Traits:

• C. selloana requires separate male and female plants to set seed and is not self-fertile.
  
• Short-lived seeds (no persistent seed bank)
  
• Non-toxic to humans and animals
  
• Susceptible to herbicide control