Family: Platanaceae

High Risk Traits:

• Broad elevation range (exceeds 1000 m)
  
• Thrives in tropical climates
  
• Other Platanus species have become invasive
  
• Pollen may act as an allergen to susceptible individuals
  
• Tolerates many soil conditions (and potentially able to exploit many different habitat types)
  
• Seeds dispersed whole by wind and possibly water
  
• Planted intentionally by people
  
• Hybridizes with other Platanus species
  
• Limited ecological information outside its native range makes accurate risk predictions difficult

Low Risk Traits:

• No reports of naturalization, invasiveness, or negative impacts have been documented
  
• Unarmed (no spines, thorns or burrs)
  
• Non-toxic
  
• Shade-intolerant
  
• Self-incompatible
  
• Landscaping and ornamental value
  
• Timber tree