Family: Asteraceae

High Risk Traits:

• Broad climate suitability (Broad distribution, and elevation range exceeds 1000 m)
  
• Widely naturalized
  
• A disturbance weed
  
• Other Leucanthemum species have become invasive
  
• Unpalatable to deer
  
• Tolerates a wide range of soil conditions
  
• Seeds freely
  
• Capable to reach maturity in one growing season
  
• Seeds dispersed intentionally by people, by wind, and possibly unintentionally
  
• Seeds may possibly persist in soil

Low Risk Traits:

• A temperate species (may only be invasive at higher elevation in tropics)
  
• Unarmed (no spines, thorns or burrs)
  
• Requires full sun
  
• Used as an ornamental and to attract and benefit pollinators
  
• Herbicides and cultivation may provide effective control