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Kudzu is an invasive plant species in the United States, introduced from Asia with devastating environmental consequences, [1] earning it the nickname "the vine that ate the South". It has been spreading rapidly in the Southern United States , "easily outpacing the use of herbicide, spraying, and mowing, as well increasing the costs of these ...
Kudzu smothering trees in Atlanta, Georgia, US. Kudzu (/ ˈ k uː d z u, ˈ k ʊ d-, ˈ k ʌ d-/), also called Japanese arrowroot or Chinese arrowroot, [1] [2] is a group of climbing, coiling, and trailing deciduous perennial vines native to much of East Asia, Southeast Asia, and some Pacific islands. [2]
Campsis radicans, the trumpet vine, [4] yellow trumpet vine, [5] or trumpet creeper [4] (also known in North America as cow-itch vine [6] or hummingbird vine [7]), is a species of flowering plant in the trumpet vine family Bignoniaceae, native to eastern North America, and naturalized elsewhere.
Here are 10 invasive plant species afflicting Kentucky’s forests and natural resources: Tree of heaven. The invasive species Ailanthus, or tree of heaven, grows in the Kettle Brook Conservation ...
From English ivy to orange daylilies, here are the most invasive and dangerous plants you should dig up immediately. They can poison pets and attract pests. 12 Invasive Plants That You Should Rip ...
It is considered a noxious weed and vigorous invasive species, [6] and one of the worst invasive plant species in Europe and North America. [7] In 21st-century North America, the invasiveness of the species has been compounded by its role in the life cycle of the also destructive and invasive spotted lanternfly .
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It was first discovered in Canada in Ontario forests in 1976, and became invasive by 2007. [3] L. japonica was introduced in Australia between 1820 and 1840. [3] Several species of honeysuckle have become invasive when introduced outside their native range, particularly in North America, Europe, South America, Australia, and Africa. [3]