Resources
- Nonnative Invasive Plants of Southern Forests - USDA Forest Service
- Biological Control of Invasive Plants in the Eastern United States - USDA Forest Service
- Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council Invasive Plant Manual - SE-EPPC
- Invasive Plant Atlas of New England - University of Connecticut
- Fact Sheet - Pennsylvania Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources
- Kudzu eradication trials with new herbicides - USDA Forest Service
- Kudzu eradication trials testing fifteen herbicides - USDA Forest Service
- Herbicide Tests For Kudzu Eradication - USDA Forest Service
- Plant Invaders of Mid-Atlantic Natural Areas - National Park Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Weeds Gone Wild: Alien Plant Invaders of Natural Areas - Plant Conservation Alliance
- Fire Effects Information System - USDA Forest Service
- Identification and Biology of Non-Native Plants in Florida's Natural Areas - University of Florida
- Weed of the Week - USDA Forest Service
- Invasive Species Management Plans for Florida - University of Florida - Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants
- Fact Sheet - Ontarios Invading Species Awareness Program
Selected Images
![]() 2651015 kudzu Pueraria montana var. lobata Flower(s) David J. Moorhead |
![]() 2307161 kudzu Pueraria montana var. lobata Foliage James H. Miller |
![]() 5005027 kudzu Pueraria montana var. lobata Foliage Ronald F. Billings |
![]() 2308023 kudzu Pueraria montana var. lobata Flower(s) Chuck Bargeron |
![]() 5160024 kudzu Pueraria montana var. lobata Flower(s) Forest & Kim Starr |
![]() 2307165 kudzu Pueraria montana var. lobata Fruit(s) James H. Miller & Ted Bodner |
![]() 0002156 kudzu Pueraria montana var. lobata Infestation Kerry Britton |
![]() 0016127 kudzu Pueraria montana var. lobata Feature(s) James H. Miller |
![]() 0016247 kudzu Pueraria montana var. lobata Research USDA NRCS Archive |
![]() 0016248 kudzu Pueraria montana var. lobata Research USDA NRCS Archive |
![]() 0016251 kudzu Pueraria montana var. lobata Research USDA NRCS Archive |
![]() 0581050 kudzu Pueraria montana var. lobata Plant(s) Jil Swearingen |
![]() 1116098 kudzu Pueraria montana var. lobata Infestation Charles T. Bryson |
![]() 1238046 kudzu Pueraria montana var. lobata Infestation Randy Cyr |
![]() 1264062 kudzu Pueraria montana var. lobata Infestation Chris Evans |
![]() 1268007 kudzu Pueraria montana var. lobata Infestation Chris Evans |
![]() 1391408 kudzu Pueraria montana var. lobata Infestation John D. Byrd |
![]() 1403048 kudzu Pueraria montana var. lobata Infestation David J. Moorhead |
![]() 1624019 kudzu Pueraria montana var. lobata Infestation Jerry Asher |
![]() 2127021 kudzu Pueraria montana var. lobata Infestation Chris Evans |
![]() 2132038 kudzu Pueraria montana var. lobata Infestation David J. Moorhead |
![]() 2132062 kudzu Pueraria montana var. lobata Infestation Johnny Randall |
![]() 1162003 kudzu Pueraria montana var. lobata Feature(s) David J. Moorhead |
![]() 2155026 kudzu Pueraria montana var. lobata Infestation John D. Byrd |
![]() 2155044 kudzu Pueraria montana var. lobata Control John D. Byrd |
![]() 2307001 kudzu Pueraria montana var. lobata Control James H. Miller |
![]() 2307166 kudzu Pueraria montana var. lobata Bark James H. Miller |
![]() 2651013 kudzu Pueraria montana var. lobata Stand David J. Moorhead |
![]() 2651014 kudzu Pueraria montana var. lobata Stand David J. Moorhead |
![]() 3037001 kudzu Pueraria montana var. lobata Plant(s) Robert L. Anderson |
![]() 5160025 kudzu Pueraria montana var. lobata Flower(s) Forest & Kim Starr |
![]() 5163036 kudzu Pueraria montana var. lobata Feature(s) Forest & Kim Starr |
![]() 5308065 kudzu Pueraria montana var. lobata Seed(s) Steve Hurst |
![]() 5344059 kudzu Pueraria montana var. lobata Seedling(s) Nancy Fraley |
![]() 5344083 kudzu Pueraria montana var. lobata Infestation David J. Moorhead |
Maps
EDDMapS Distribution - This map is incomplete and is based only on current site and county level reports made by experts, herbaria, and literature. For more information, visit www.eddmaps.org
State Regulated List - This map identifies those states that list this species on their regulated list. For more information, visit Invasive.org
Most Troublesome / Most Common Agricultural Weed List
This map identifies those states that consider this species either most troublesome or most common in at least one commodity. For more information, visit the MTMC project page.
| Legend | |
| No Data for this state | |
| Troublesome or Common weed in one or more crops | |
Invasive Listing Sources
- Alabama Invasive Plant Council
- Alachua County Cogongrass Initiative
- Apalachicola Invasive Working Group
- Connecticut Invasive Plant Working Group
- Delaware Natural Resources and Environmental Control, 2004
- East Central Florida CISMA
- Faith Campbell, 1998
- Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council - Category I
- Florida Noxious Weeds
- Georgia Exotic Pest Plant Council - Category 1
- Gulf of Mexico Regional Panel, Aquatic Nuisance Species Annual Report, 2001
- Illinois Exotic Weed Act
- Illinois Invasive Plant List
- Illinois Noxious Weeds
- Indiana Native Plant and Wildflower Society
- Jil M. Swearingen, Survey of invasive plants occurring on National Park Service lands, 2000-2007
- John Randall, The Nature Conservancy, Survey of TNC Preserves, 1995.
- Kansas Noxious Weeds
- Kentucky Exotic Pest Plant Council - Severe Threat
- Kentucky Noxious Weeds
- Maryland Cooperative Extension Service. 2003. Invasive Plant Control in Maryland. Home and Garden Information Center, Home and Garden Mimeo HG88. 4 pp.
- Maryland Department of Natural Resources, 1994
- Massachusetts Noxious Weeds
- Mid-Atlantic Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2005
- Mississippi Noxious Weeds
- Missouri Department of Conservation,
- Missouri Noxious Weeds
- Native Plant Society of Oregon, 2008
- New Hampshire Restricted Invasive Species
- New Jersey Department of Agriculture, Division of Plant Industry, 2004
- Nonnative Invasive Species in Southern Forest and Grassland Ecosystems
- North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, 1998
- Oregon Noxious Weeds
- Pennsylvania Noxious Weeds
- South Carolina Exotic Pest Plant Council - Severe Threat
- Tatyana Livschultz, Pennsylvania survey of invasive plants,
- Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council - Severe Threat
- Texas Noxious Weeds
- Treasure Coast Cooperative Invasive Species Mgmt. Area - EARLY DRAFT
- Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, 2009
- Washington Noxious Weeds
- WeedUS - Database of Plants Invading Natural Areas in the United States
- West Virginia Noxious Weeds
- Wisconsin's Invasive Species Identification, Classification and Control Rule
Taxonomic Rank
| Kingdom: Plantae |
| Phylum: Magnoliophyta |
| Class: Magnoliopsida |
| Subclass: Rosidae |
| Order: Fabales |
| Family: Fabaceae (Leguminosae) |
| Genus: Pueraria |
Synonyms and Other Names
Related Scientific Names:
| Pueraria lobata (Lour.) Merr. | (Synonym) |
| Pueraria thunbergiana (Siebold & Zucc.) Benth. | (Synonym) |
| Common Name Reference: | USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA. |
| Scientific Name Reference: | USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA. |






































