
Pueraria montana var. lobata (Willd.) Maesen & S. M. Almeida ex Sanjappa & Predeep (ITIS)
Kudzu
Asia (Everest et al. 1999)
Late 1800s (Everest et al. 1999)
Introduced as an ornamental and for erosion control (Everest et al. 1999)
Crowds out native species (Everest et al. 1999)
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Council or Task Force
Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office. Washington Invasive Species Council.
Partnership
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Galveston Bay Estuary Program; Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC).
Centre for Invasive Species Solutions; Atlas of Living Australia; Australian Government. Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment.
Federal Government
USDA. ARS. National Genetic Resources Program. GRIN-Global.
International Government
State and Local Government
Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Forest Service.
Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
See also: Invasive Plant Fact Sheets for plant species (trees, shrubs, vines, herbs and aquatic plants) that have impacted the state's natural lands
Academic
Pennsylvania State University. Pennsylvania Sea Grant.
See also: Aquatic Invasive Species: Resources for additional species information
Mississippi State University. Extension.
See also: Publications - Weed Control for Lawn and Garden for more resources
Alabama Cooperative Extension System.
University of Florida. IFAS. Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants.
Citations
Everest, J.W., J.H. Miller, D.M. Ball, and M. Patterson. 1999. Kudzu in Alabama: History, Uses, and Control (PDF | 1.46 MB) Alabama Cooperative Extension System. ANR-65.
Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Pueraria montana var. lobata. [Accessed Mar 19, 2015].