See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below: USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MO, MS, NC, NE, NJ, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WA, WV)
This plant and the related entities and synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place
name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location,
or click here for a composite list of all
Federal and State Noxious Weeds.
U.S. Weed Information: Puerariamontana (Lour.) Merr.
kudzu Puerarialobata
[=PUMOL] kudzu kudzu vine Puerariamontana var. lobata Japanese arrowroot acha aka kudzu nepalem wa yaka Puerariathunbergiana
[=PUMOL] kudzu
This plant and the related entities and synonyms italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant
may be known by one or more common names in different
places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym
to view each weed list, or click here for a
composite list of Weeds of the U.S.
USDI, Geological Survey.
1999.
Information index for selected alien plants in Hawaii (20 October 2003).
Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk Project, Biological Resources Division, Haleakala Field Station.
Makawao, Hawaii.
Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council.
1996.
Invasive exotic pest plants in Tennessee (19 October 1999).
Research Committee of the Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council.
Tennessee.
This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS
Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on
link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.