Family: Cyperaceae

High Risk Traits:

• Collected and reported as naturalized on Hawaii island, but limited in distribution
  
• Reported as an invasive weed of rough or poorly drained pasture, but impacts are unspecified
  
• Tolerates many soil types
  
• Reproduces by seeds
  
• Self-compatible
  
• Reaches maturity in one growing season
  
• Seeds dispersed by water and intentionally by people, and possibly accidentally through soil contamination
  
• Seeds form a persistent seed bank
  
• Resprouts after fire

Low Risk Traits:

• Despite naturalization and potential weediness, no negative impacts have been documented
  
• A possible accidental introduction to Hawaii, and unlikely to be intentionally cultivated or dispersed
  
• Unarmed (no spines, thorns, or burrs)
  
• Provides fodder for livestock
  
• Non-toxic
  
• Grows in high light environments
  
• Not reported to spread vegetatively