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Pueraria montana var. lobata
acha, aka, Japanese arrowroot, kudzu, nepalem, wa yaka
Russell Cave National Monument
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Non-native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Pueraria montana var. lobata (Willd.) Maesen & S.M. Almeida ex Sanjappa & Predeep
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:		Pueraria montana

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Fabales, Family Fabaceae, Genus Pueraria, Species Pueraria montana


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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		GNRTNR
NatureServe State Rank:		AL: SNA
Evidence:		0 Observations, 1 Vouchers, 3 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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First State National Historical Park	Great Falls Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
Gulf Islands National Seashore	Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Hot Springs National Park	Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Kings Mountain National Military Park
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Mammoth Cave National Park
Natchez Trace Parkway	National Park of American Samoa
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Ninety Six National Historic Site
Petersburg National Battlefield	Piscataway Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park	Rock Creek Park
Shenandoah National Park	Shiloh National Military Park
Stones River National Battlefield


Last Modified Date:	9/24/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/8/2025 11:31:42 AM

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