Family: Fabaceae

High Risk Traits:

• Broad climate suitability (Mexico to Brazil)
  
• Nitrogen-fixing woody plant
  
• Produces viable seed
  
• Wind-dispersed seeds (winged pods)
  
• Intentionally dispersed by people (planted for timber/windbreaks)
  
• Resprouts vigorously after damage or fire

Low Risk Traits:

• Not naturalized elsewhere
  
• No evidence of weedy behavior (garden, agricultural, or environmental)
  
• No spines, thorns, or burrs
  
• Not allelopathic, parasitic, or toxic
  
• Palatable to grazing animals
  
• Seeds not dispersed unintentionally, as contaminants, or by birds/animals
  
• Low seed production (<1000/m²)