Family: Acanthaceae
High Risk Traits:
- Elevation range exceeds 1000 m, demonstrating environmental versatility
- Thrives in tropical climates
- Reported to be naturalized in Australia
- Reported as a weed of wheat in Nepal (impacts unspecified)
- Other Peristrophe species reported as weeds
- Reproduces by seeds
- Seeds dispersed by explosive dehiscence & intentionally by people
- Limited ecological information reduces accuracy of risk predication
Low Risk Traits:
- No detailed descriptions of negative impacts
- Unarmed (no spines, thorns or burrs)
- Non-toxic (Used to dye rice purple. Presumably safe for human consumption)
- Not reported to spread vegetatively