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Pueraria DC.
kudzu

       
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Photo of Pueraria DC.
H.H. Biswell. Provided by National Agricultural Library. Originally from US Forest Service. United States, GA. 1945. Usage Requirements.
 
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Pueraria DC.

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Distribution:
Pueraria DC.

 
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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), USA+ (PR, VI)
 

Related Taxa:
Pueraria DC.

View 236 genera in Fabaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Pueraria montana (Lour.) Merr.. . Image Available.
Pueraria montana
kudzu
Distribution of Pueraria phaseoloides (Roxb.) Benth.. . Image Available.
Pueraria phaseoloides
tropical kudzu
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Pueraria DC.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Rosidae
Order Fabales
Family Fabaceae – Pea family
Genus Pueraria DC. – kudzu
 

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Pueraria DC.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 26935.

 
 
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