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As it spreads, kudzu smothers other plants to block their access to sunlight, which limits the blocked plant's ability to photosynthesize. Kudzu will take over an area and limit the biodiversity.

Like many other invasive species, kudzu came to the U.S. in the late 19th century to feed farm animals and add beauty to landscapes. The purple flowers look pretty, but the plant grows a foot per day.

Kudzu, a Japanese vine originally brought to North Carolina in the late 1800s, is an invasive species that spreads rapidly, taking over resources that other plants need to survive. It can cause ...

Kudzu, a Japanese invasive vine originally brought to North Carolina in the late 1800s to help farmers battle erosion, spreads like wildfire and takes over resources that anything else needs to grow.

A vine native to Asia, the Kudzu plant was first introduced in 1876 and has been creeping its way through the American Southeast since. Growing at a rate of one foot a day Kudzu can spread up to ...

Grant and Julie Burns purchased a home in Landrum, South Carolina back in 2017.Since their home purchase, the pair has experienced issues with kudzu plants in their backyard.

Garden centers have also been a factor. A 2023 study by the University of Massachusetts Amherst found that many plant nurseries are usually a primary source of invasives. Some though, like Sneed’s ...

Notorious as “the vine that ate the South,” kudzu has swallowed up wide swaths of rural Kentucky, snaking up telephone poles and carpeting hillsides. It can grow up to 2 inches per day in the ...