Ecological Risk Screening Summary - Butomopsis latifolia (a plant, no common name) - Uncertain Risk

Species that are considered uncertain risk need a more in-depth assessment beyond the Risk Summary to better define the species’ risk to U.S. environments.

Butomopsis latifolia is an annual aquatic plant native to tropical Africa, Southern Asia and Northern Australia. The leaves of this plant are sometimes eaten by local people as a vegetable, but it does not appear to be farmed or cultivated for such purpose. No information was found on any introductions or impacts thereof for B. latifolia, resulting in a history of invasiveness categorization of No Known Nonnative Population. The climate match for B. latifolia in the contiguous United States was Low, with the only medium matches occurring along the southern border and in southern California and southern Florida. Due to a lack of information regarding the history of invasiveness and gaps in georeferenced location data, the certainty of this assessment is Low. The overall risk assessment category for Butomopsis latifolia is Uncertain.