Pueraria montana (Lour.) Merr.

Kudzu

Synonyms: Dolichos lobatus, Dolichos montanus, Pueraria lobata var. montana, Pueraria thunbergiana

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Plant

Sublevel 1: Angiosperm

Sublevel 2: Eudicot

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Family: Fabaceae

Genus: Pueraria

Species: Pueraria montana

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Introduced

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: Yes

Listing:
MIPAG - Likely Invasive
MA Prohibited Plant List
CT Invasive Plant List
CT Prohibited by Statute
ME Advisory List of Invasive Plants
NH Comprehensive Invasive Plant List - Prohibited Species
NH Comprehensive Invasive Plant List - EDRR Species
RI Invasive Species Council List of Invasive Plants in RI
VT Plant Pests
NY State Prohibited and Regulated Invasive Plants

Rarity Designations: None

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Photoautotroph

Type of Spores/Gametophytes: Two types of spores, unisexual gametophytes

HABITAT

Wetland Indicator Status: UPL

PHOTOS OF Pueraria montana