Family: Malvaceae

High Risk Traits:

• Naturalized beyond native range (including Kaua'i and O'ahu)
  
• Unpalatable to grazing animals
  
• Shade tolerant
  
• Propagules dispersed intentionally by people
  
• Propagules water dispersed (floating seeds)
  
• Produces viable seed

Low Risk Traits:

• Not reported as a weed of any type
  
• No spines, thorns, or burrs
  
• No allelopathic or parasitic traits
  
• No toxicity to animals or humans
  
• No major pest/pathogen issues
  
• No fire hazard
  
• Narrow soil tolerance (requires deep, poorly saturated soils)
  
• Does not form dense thickets
  
• No vegetative fragmentation
  
• No wind, bird, or animal dispersal
  
• No persistent seed bank (viviparous)
  
• Long time to reproductive maturity (4+ years)