Family: Fabaceae
High Risk Traits:
- Related species have become invasive
- Reported to form dense stands
- N-fixing (may alter soil chemistry)
- Reproduces by seeds
- Seeds dispersed by gravity and intentionally by people
- Limited ecological information reduces 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)
- Non-toxic
- No obvious adaptations for long-distance dispersal