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Pueraria montana (Lour.) Merr. var. montana
Taiwan kudzu

       
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Pueraria montana (Lour.) Merr. var. montana

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Synonyms:
Pueraria montana (Lour.) Merr. var. montana

  GLJA2 Glycine javanica L.
  PUTO2 Pueraria tonkinensis Gagnep.
 

Related Taxa:
Pueraria montana (Lour.) Merr. var. montana

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 2 species in Pueraria, 2 varieties in Pueraria montana (Lour.) Merr.
 

Classification:
Pueraria montana (Lour.) Merr. var. montana

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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
Species Pueraria montana (Lour.) Merr. – kudzu
Variety Pueraria montana (Lour.) Merr. var. montana – Taiwan kudzu
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Pueraria montana (Lour.) Merr. var. montana

The related entities italicized and indented above 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.

Connecticut:
Pueraria montana
kudzu              Potentially invasive, banned
Florida:
Pueraria montana
kudzu              Noxious weed
Massachusetts:
Pueraria montana
kudzu, Japanese arrowroot              Prohibited
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Pueraria montana (Lour.) Merr. var. montana

Pueraria montana
kudzu

The related entity 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.

STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
 

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Pueraria montana (Lour.) Merr. var. montana

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