Family: Lamiaceae
High Risk Traits:
- Thrives in tropical climates
- Climbing and potentially smothering growth habit
- Tolerates many soil types
- Reproduces by wind-dispersed seeds
- Described as an aggressive vine that tolerates repeated pruning
- Gaps in biological and ecological information may limit accuracy of risk prediction
Low Risk Traits:
- No reports of invasiveness or naturalization, but no evidence of widespread introduction or cultivation outside native range
- Unarmed (no spines, thorns, or burrs)
- Reported to grow better in high light environments (dense shade may inhibit spread)