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Kudzu

Scientific Name

Pueraria montana var. lobata (Willd.) Maesen & S. M. Almeida ex Sanjappa & Predeep (ITIS)

Common Name

Kudzu

Native To
Date of U.S. Introduction

Late 1800s (Everest et al. 1999)

Means of Introduction

Introduced as an ornamental and for erosion control (Everest et al. 1999)

Impact

Crowds out native species (Everest et al. 1999)

Kudzu

Kudzu, old infestation draped on killed trees in July

Credit

Photo by James H. Miller; USDA, Forest Service

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