Family: Moraceae

High Risk Traits:

• Grows and able to spread in tropical climates
  
• Naturalized on Oahu, and Hawaii (Hawaiian Islands)
  
• Spreading in native forest; may impact native biodiversity
  
• Other Ficus species are invasive
  
• Tolerates many soil types
  
• Reproduces by seeds (specific pollinator present in Hawaiian Islands)
  
• Seeds dispersed by animals, water and both intentionally and accidentally by people

Low Risk Traits:

• No negative impacts documented in Hawaiian Islands to date (despite widespread planting)
  
• Unarmed (no spines, thorns, or burrs)
  
• Non-toxic
  
• Non-strangling fig tree
  
• Dioecious (requires male and female trees for seed production)
  
• Not reported to spread vegetatively