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Pueraria montana var. lobata Vine-Shrubland | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Pueraria montana var. lobata Vine-Shrubland
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This vine-dominated vegetation is dominated by <i>Pueraria montana var. lobata</i>, 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 southeastern United States. This association occupies a variety of sites throughout most physiographic provinces in the Southeast, ranging in size from less than a 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 association is also known to occur north to central Kentucky, Virginia, and Maryland, and as far west as eastern Texas and Oklahoma. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.35568.CEGL003882
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: accepted
  • This Community's Level: association
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Names:   Translated: Kudzu Vine-Shrubland
  Scientific: Pueraria montana var. lobata Vine-Shrubland
  Common: Kudzu Vineland
  Code: CEGL003882
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683332 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo