Family: Acanthaceae

High Risk Traits:

• Naturalized in Florida (escapes cultivation)
  
• Repeated introductions worldwide (ornamental)
  
• Congeneric weeds exist (e.g., J. procumbens)
  
• Shade tolerant
  
• Tolerates mutilation (resprouts after cutting/frost)
  
• Fast-growing

Low Risk Traits:

• Not allelopathic, parasitic, or toxic
  
• No spines, burrs, or thicket formation
  
• No natural vegetative fragmentation
  
• Low seed production (~4 seeds/capsule)
  
• No persistent seed bank
  
• No wind, water, or bird dispersal