Family: Geraniaceae

High Risk Traits:

• Grows in subtropical to Mediterranean climates
  
• Naturalized in the UK and New Zealand (but no evidence in the Hawaiian Islands to date)
  
• Seedling recruitment reported to be a nuisance in New Zealand
  
• Other Geranium species are invasive weeds
  
• Unpalatable to deer, rabbits, and possibly other animals
  
• Shade tolerant
  
• Tolerates many soil types
  
• Reproduces by seeds
  
• May hybridize with other Geranium species
  
• Self-fertile
  
• Reaches maturity in two to three years
  
• Seeds dispersed through explosive dehiscence, and through intentional cultivation

Low Risk Traits:

• No significant negative impacts reported where naturalized
  
• Unarmed (no spines, thorns, or burrs)
  
• Non-toxic
  
• Not reported to spread vegetatively