Family: Boraginaceae
High Risk Traits:
- Elevation range exceeds 1000 m, and can grow in >5 hardiness zones demonstrating environmental versatility
- Naturalized elsewhere (specifics lacking)
- Tolerates many soil types
- Shade-tolerant
- Seeds dispersed by ants, water and intentionally by people
- Self-compatible
- Able to reach maturity in <1 year (annual)
- Seeds possess dormancy and may form a persistent seed bank
Low Risk Traits:
- Despite naturalization, no documented negative impacts to date
- May only pose a threat to higher elevation areas in the tropics
- Unarmed (no spines, thorns or burrs)
- No reports of toxicity or allergens
- Beneficial to bees and other pollinators
- Ornamental
- Not reported to spread vegetatively