Family: Moringaceae
High Risk Traits:
- Grows, and could spread, in regions with tropical climates
- Other Moringa species have weedy traits and tendencies
- Reproduces by seeds
- Seeds dispersed by wind, gravity and intentionally by people
- Limited ecological information may limit accuracy of risk prediction
Low Risk Traits:
- No reports of invasiveness or naturalization, but no evidence of widespread introduction outside native range
- Unarmed (no spines, thorns, or burrs)
- Grows in high light environments (dense shade may inhibit ability to spread)
- Not reported to spread vegetatively