Family: Fabaceae
High Risk Traits:
- Grows, and could spread in regions with tropical climates
- Naturalized in China, Australia and possible elsewhere (but no evidence in the Hawaiian Islands to date)
- A potential weed of disturbed sites
- Other Vigna species are invasive
- Tolerates many soil types
- Reproduces by seeds
- Self-fertile
- An annual, reaching maturity in <1 year
- Seeds dispersed by dehiscent pods and through intentional cultivation
- Hard-coated seeds might form a persistent seed bank
- Resprouts after fire
Low Risk Traits:
- A domesticated and intentionally cultivated crop with no reports of detrimental impacts
- Unarmed (no spines, thorns, or burrs)
- Provides fodder for livestock
- Non-toxic
- Not reported to spread vegetatively