Family: Euphorbiaceae

High Risk Traits:

• Broad elevation range (>1000 m)
  
• Another species, Dalechampia scandens, regarded as a high risk, invasive species in Florida and the Galapagos
  
• Vegetative parts with stinging hairs
  
• Possibly toxic to animals (unverified)
  
• Sap, and possibly stinging hairs, reported to cause dermatitis in humans
  
• Climbing, and potentially smothering habit
  
• Reproduces by explosively dehisced seeds
  
• Self-compatible
  
• Explosively dehisced seeds dispersed by gravity, possibly water, and through intentional cultivation
  
• Gaps in biological and ecological information may reduce accuracy of risk prediction

Low Risk Traits:

• No reports of invasiveness or naturalization, but extent of introduction and cultivation outside native range is unclear
  
• Specialized pollinator requirements may limit seed set in areas lacking resin-collecting bees