page_title: Kudzu
section_title: Invasive species
hierarchical_section_title: Kudzu / Invasive species
caption_attribution_description: English: Trees and other plants covered in kudzu in Floyd Bennett Field
context_page_description: Kudzu is a group of plants in the genus Pueraria, in the pea family Fabaceae, subfamily Faboideae. They are climbing, coiling, and trailing perennial vines native to much of East Asia, Southeast Asia, and some Pacific islands. The name is derived from the Japanese name for the plant East Asian arrowroot, クズ or 葛. Where these plants are naturalized, they can be invasive and are considered noxious weeds. The plant climbs over trees or shrubs and grows so rapidly that it kills them by heavy shading. The plant is edible, but often sprayed with herbicides.
caption: A large woodland area smothered by kudzu
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