Family: Asteraceae
High Risk Traits:
- Can grow in tropical climates
- Naturalized in Hawaiian Islands, (Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Maui, and Kahoolawe, Lanai) and elsewhere
- Can become aggressive and weedy in garden settings
- Other Thymophylla and Dyssodia species have become invasive
- Grows on many soil types
- Reproduces by wind-dispersed seeds
- Dispersed by people
- May be apomictic
- Reached maturity in one year (annual) but may persist for several years in areas with a conducive climate
- May be accidentally dispersed along roads and heavily travelled corridors
Low Risk Traits:
- Unarmed (no spines, thorns or burrs)
- Palatable to deer
- Landscaping and ornamental value