The species you're most likely to encounter in the U.S. is called Pueraria montana var. lobata. But it's much easier to just call it kudzu. It's a three-leafed, climbing woody vine in the same ...

Here in Georgia, we have to keep the windows closed at night to keep the kudzu vine (Pueraria lobata) out.Most everyone in this part of the country knows it can grow a foot a day and that “the ...

Also known as Japanese arrowroot, kudzu’s scientific name is Pueraria montana, var. lobata, a species related to the legume family. Deep green and naturally aggressive, it is a perennial vine ...

Kudzu (Pueraria lobata) is famous as an invasive vine in the South. In its native China, kudzu has long been used to help people control their desire for alcohol. Skip to main content ...

Weekly Review, Division of Entomology & Plant Pathology, Indiana DNR: Will Drews, Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Nursery Inspector & Compliance Officer, shares in August Weekly Review ...

Pueraria lobata. Uses. Novi Plateau. Southern Highlands. In November, 1984, the wild tubers eaten as famine food. Additional Information Name Authority: (Willd.) Ohwi. Photo Gallery. Pueraria-lobata-1 ...

Kudzu is part of the Pueraria genus of plants, native to several Asian countries. People have used it in traditional remedies for hundreds of years. This article examines the benefits, uses, and ...

Dear Otus, I reacted with horror to the article in last Saturday's paper concerning a new threat to Arkansas. I refer, of course, to the kudzu bug.

CAHABA HEIGHTS, Ala. – Driving along Red Mountain Highway, Bob Burks spotted the invasive alien. The leafy green monster long ago left its wooded lair for an embankment within sight of a subu… ...

Pueraria lobata (kudzu root) inhibits aldehyde dehydrogenase, the enzyme that breaks down acetaldehyde. This increases toxic acetaldehyde levels that are thought to be largely responsible for ...