Family: Vitaceae

High Risk Traits:

• Elevation range exceeds 1000 m, demonstrating environmental versatility
  
• Thrives in tropical climates
  
• Naturalized on Oahu and Hawaii (Hawaiian Islands)
  
• Reported as a weed of rice crops in Thailand (but impacts unspecified)
  
• Shade tolerant
  
• Reproduces by seeds
  
• Potentially self-compatible
  
• Seeds dispersed by birds, other animals, and intentionally by people
  
• Able to coppice and resprout after cutting

Low Risk Traits:

• Unarmed (no spines, thorns, or burrs)
  
• Palatable to browsing animals
  
• Edible and medicinal uses