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Summary
Kudzu is a fast-growing vine that is sometimes called "foot-a-night vine", "mile-a-minute vine", and "the vine that ate the South" in Southeastern United States.

Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Rosids Order: Fabales Family: Fabaceae Genus: Pueraria Species: P. lobata Binomial name: Pueraria lobata

Other names for this plant are: Japanese: Kuzu (クズ or 葛?). (Chinese: 葛根) gé gēn Vietnam: sắn dây

Author: Carroll, Jan - U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service - This image or recording is the work of a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service employee, taken or made during the course of an employee's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain.Department of Agriculture.