Family: Fabaceae

High Risk Traits:

• Naturalized on Oahu, East Maui, Hawaiian Islands, China, and elsewhere
  
• Broad climate suitability and thrives in tropical climates
  
• Potentially weedy
  
• Other Crotalaria species documented to be invasive
  
• Potentially toxic (although Hawaiian cultivar 'Tropics Sun' reportedly non-toxic)
  
• Tolerates many soil conditions (and potentially able to exploit many different habitat types)
  
• Capable of self-pollination
  
• Reaches maturity in <1 year
  
• Can tolerate repeated harvesting after 6-8 weeks of growth

Low Risk Traits:

• Evidence of weediness or negative impacts unspecified or unverified
  
• Palatable to ungulates
  
• Useful as a green manure and cover crop to exclude weeds
  
• Used as a green fire break
  
• Shade-intolerant
  
• Seeds apparently do not persist in the soil
  
• Pods and seeds rely on human transport for dispersal