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kudzu
Pueraria montana var. lobata (Willd.) Maesen & S. Almeida


Taxonomic Rank: Magnoliopsida > Fabales > Fabaceae (Leguminosae) > Pueraria
Taxonomic Synonym(s):
Pueraria lobata (Lour.) Merr.
Category: Plants: Vines

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0001071 vacant city lots, abandoned to Kudzu provide good cover for "wildlife" such as rats
0002155 Damage landscape uses probably account for patches surrounding crumbling homesteads throughout the South
0002156 Damage Kudzu kills trees by shading them and spreads inexorably, mostly through soil movement and vegetative growth
0016123 Infestation old infestation draped on killed trees in July
0016124 Foliage leaves with lobes in June
0016125 Foliage Shade leaf without lobed leaflets in October
0016126 Infestation with spring regrowth in April
0016127 Feature(s) Golden hairy young vines and silvery backside of leaflet in July
0016128 Flower(s) in July
0016129 Seed(s) Mature legumes (seed pods) in November
0016246 Research eroded field before planting Kudzu in 1935
0016247 Research four years after planted on eroded field in 1939
0016248 Research pigs grazing on field
0016249 Research typical small plant
0016250 Biological Control root damage
0016251 Research cattle grazing on field interplanted with caley pear to extend grazing in 1949
0016252 Infestation invading the Talladega National Forest sign
0016253 Control tractor applications of Tordon 101 at 3 Gallons per Acre with crosswise passes
0016254 Control handspraying kudzu
0016255 Control tractor with Boomjet cluster nozzle applications of Tordon 101 at 3 Gallons per Acre with crosswise passes
0016256 Distribution Range actually more extensive than shown here with infestations in New England and northern Midwest
0016257 Biological Control weevil damage
0016258 Processing kudzu starch factory
0016260 Processing kudzu starch factory
0016261 Biological Control cutworm larva on kudzu
0016262 Infestation typical kudzu
0016263 Infestation field crew with invading kudzu
0016265 Control research spraying of plots with backpack treatment
0016266 Control treating tree invaded by kudzu with Oust at Seed Orchard
0016267 Plant(s) vine
0016268 People Dr. Jim Miller at kudzu test site, overgrazed kudzu patch in 3rd year
0016269 Control necessary spray coverage on foliage with Garlon or Roundup
0016302 Control control in power line right-of-way
0364060 Infestation covering house
0581050 Plant(s)

Stop Kudzu! Brookside Gardens

0581051 vines in flower, Brookside Gardens
0581052
0581053 infestation on MacArthur Blvd. NW
0581054 across telephone wires-dying after being cut
1116098 Infestation
1116100 Infestation
1120421 Infestation July. Photo from Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses by J.H. Miller and K.V. Miller, published by The University of Georgia Press in cooperation with the Southern Weed Science Society.
1120422 Foliage June. Photo from Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses by J.H. Miller and K.V. Miller, published by The University of Georgia Press in cooperation with the Southern Weed Science Society.
1120423 Flower(s) July. Photo from Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses by J.H. Miller and K.V. Miller, published by The University of Georgia Press in cooperation with the Southern Weed Science Society.
1120424 Fruit(s) November. Photo from Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses by J.H. Miller and K.V. Miller, published by The University of Georgia Press in cooperation with the Southern Weed Science Society.
1148150 Infestation
1157116 Infestation Vines in trees along roadside during winter
1157117 Infestation winter scene
1162001 Infestation Georgia
1162002 Feature(s) Flower and leaves in July. Tifton, Georgia
1162003 Feature(s) Sprouts developing at root crowns in April following a winter burn. Dooly County Georgia
1162004 Feature(s) Leaves and flowers in July. Tifton, Georgia
1162005 Infestation Powerline in winter. Tifton, Georgia
1162006 Feature(s) Flowers and leaves in July. Tifton, Georgia
1238043 Infestation Summer photo (compare to winter photo image # 1238045) Travelers Rest, SC
1238044 Infestation Summer photo. Travelers Rest, SC.
1238045 Infestation Winter photo (compare to summer image # 124803). Travelers Rest, SC
1238046 Infestation Winter photo. Travelers Rest, SC.
1264062 Infestation Tift County, GA
1268004 Infestation Completely covering a roadside cut-through. Floyd County, KY.
1268005 Infestation Completely covering a road cut-through. Floyd County, KY.
1268006 Infestation Completely covering a road cut-through. Floyd County, KY.
1268007 Infestation Completely covering a road cut-through. Floyd County, KY.
1299136 Infestation
1299139 Infestation
1316007 Flower(s) Flowering kudzu is a fast-growing legume with a grapelike odor.
1338001 Control Brush-B-Gon posion ivy killer 4 fl. oz per gallon.
1338013 Control Roundup Pro 2.6 fl oz per gallon. Griffin, GA
1342019 Infestation Tift County, GA
1342020 Infestation Covering chinaberry, another invasive species. Tift County, GA
1342021 Infestation Covering chinaberry, another invasive species. Tift County, GA
1342022 Infestation Within a pine stand. Tift County, GA
1342023 Infestation Covering chinese privet, another invasive species. Tift County, GA.
1391407 Infestation
1391408 Infestation
1391409 Control Aerial herbicide application
1391410 Control Aerial herbicide application
1391411 Control Aerial herbicide application
1391412 Control Aerial herbicide application
1391413 Control Aerial herbicide application
1391414 Infestation
1391415 Infestation
1391416 Infestation
1391417 Infestation
1391419 Infestation
1403047 Control Recently treated site - ground spray with Tordon.
1403048 Infestation Winter scene of vines draped in tree crowns. Macon, Georgia
1461046 Infestation
1461047 Plant(s)
1519032 Infestation
1519033 Foliage
1519035 Flower(s)
1624015 Infestation

A vine from Asia that was introduced into the United States at the Philadelphia Centennial Celebration in 1876 as an ornamental porch vine. It now infests at least 7 million acres in the Southeast.

1624016 Flower(s) A vine from Asia that was introduced into the United States at the Philadelphia Centennial Celebration in 1876 as an ornamental porch vine. It now infests at least 7 million acres in the Southeast.
1624019 Infestation Covering an old house in the South.
2127020 Infestation Covering a house
2127021 Infestation Covering a house
2127022 Infestation
2127023 Infestation
2127024 Infestation
2127025 Infestation
2127026 Infestation
2127027 Infestation
2127028 Infestation
2127029 Infestation
2131092 Flower(s)
2132024 Feature(s) Using kudzu root for food
2132036 Infestation Roadside infestation
2132038 Infestation
2132062 Infestation
2155026 Infestation
2155044 Control Aerial herbicide application
2155069 Infestation
2155070 Infestation
2155071 Infestation On truck
2307001 Control Broadcast treatment of herbicide spray to kudzu.
2307160 Foliage June
2307161 Foliage October
2307162 Infestation April
2307164 Flower(s) July
2307165 Fruit(s)

November

2307166 Bark November
2307167 Infestation July
2307255 Control Broadcast treatment of herbicide spray to kudzu.
2307268 Biological Control

Overgrazing for kudzu control.

2308023 Flower(s) in September
2651013 Stand resprouting from root crown after fire
2651014 Stand resprouting from root crown after fire
2651015 Flower(s)
2651016 Foliage
3037001 Plant(s) infestation, SC
3037002 Plant(s)
3694015 Damage with tractor
4064034 Hawkinsville, GA Pulaski, Co., GA
4064035 Ga.'s 2nd-worst exotic vine. Makes a few viable seed and those little eaten by wildlife, so not spead much by them to new locations Hawkinsville, Pulaski Co., GA
5005024 Plant(s)
5005026 Plant(s)
5005027 Foliage An invasive plant in the South
5160018 Plant(s) habit
5160019 Foliage leaf
5160020 Flower(s) with flowers
5160021 Flower(s) with flowers and ocean
5160022 Flower(s) leaves and flowers
5160023 Flower(s) with flowers
5160024 Flower(s)
5160025 Flower(s) flowers habit with ridge
5160026 Flower(s) leaves and flowers
5160027 Flower(s) flowering habit with bay
5160028 Flower(s) flowers
5160029 Flower(s) flowers
5160030 Flower(s) flowers
5160031 Infestation habit flowers
5160032 Flower(s) flowers
5163036 Feature(s) tuberous root
5163038 Plant(s) on sign
5274007 Foliage
5274008 Infestation
5274009 Foliage

Close-up of leaves and pods

5274010 Foliage

Leaves and flowers

5276060 Foliage
5277088 Tree(s)
5302044 Flower(s)
5308065 Seed(s)
5344059 Seedling(s)
5344083 Infestation invading a cotton field
5345084 Infestation in flower
5370286 Foliage
5370287 Fruit(s)
5370288 Foliage
5370289 Feature(s)

vining habit

5370290 Infestation
5384126 Infestation
5384127 Infestation
5384128 Infestation

covering a house

5391729 Infestation
5391730 Infestation

Roadside plants near Montgomery

5391731 Flower(s)
5391732 Infestation
5391733 Infestation
5403229 Flower(s)
5403243 Foliage
5403441 Infestation
5403442 Flower(s)
5403443 Foliage
5403565 Foliage
5403566 Infestation
5403567 Infestation
5403568 Infestation
5403569 Infestation
5403570 Infestation
5403571 Infestation
5403572 Infestation
5403573 Infestation
5403574 Infestation
5403575 Infestation
5403576 Infestation
5403577 Infestation
5403578 Foliage

flowers

5403579 Foliage

flowers

5403580 Infestation
5403581 Foliage
5403582 Foliage
5403583 Foliage
5403584 Foliage
5403585 Foliage
5403586 Foliage
5403587 Infestation
5403588 Flower(s)
5403589 Flower(s)
5403590 Foliage
5403591 Foliage
5403592 Foliage
5403593 Plant(s)

vine climbing tree

5403594 Infestation

Several invasive species present at this location.

5403595 Infestation

 

5403596 Infestation
5403597 Infestation
5403649 Flower(s)


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