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A.904 | EcoArt 2002
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Name: A.904
Reference: EcoArt 2002
Description: Stands of this vegetation are dominated by ~Pueraria montana var. lobata$, a fast-growing vine native to Asia. The species was introduced into the United States in 1885, primarily as an ornamental and as a potential source for cattle forage. It was subsequently widely used for erosion control in the Southeast. The alliance occupies a variety of sites throughout most physiographic provinces in the Southeast, with examples ranging in size from less than 1 hectare to 5-10 hectares or more. It chokes out existing vegetation. Edges of examples of this vegetation may consist of small to large trees in the process of being overwhelmed by kudzu. More than 2 million acres of forest land in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee, North Carolina, and South Carolina are estimated to be infested with kudzu. This alliance is also known to occur north to central Kentucky, Virginia, and Maryland, and as far west as eastern Texas and Oklahoma. It is also found in Arkansas, Florida, and Louisiana. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.2528.A904
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Mar-2005
     
  • status: accepted
  • Community's Parent: III.B.2.N.a
  • This Community's Level: Alliance
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   Scientific: PUERARIA MONTANA VINE-SHRUBLAND ALLIANCE
  Code: A.904
  Common: Kudzu Vine-Shrubland Alliance
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Pueraria montana Vine-Shrubland Alliance