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Scientific Name
Pueraria lobata
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Pueraria lobata (Willd.) Ohwi
Park
Colonial National Historical Park (COLO)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
kudzu
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomPlantae
SubkingdomViridiplantae
Infrakingdom Streptophyta
Superdivision Embryophyta
DivisionTracheophyta
SubdivisionSpermatophytina
ClassMagnoliopsida
SuperorderRosanae
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusPueraria
SpeciesPueraria lobata
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Non-native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Gleason & Cronquist, 1991 Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable. In legacy NPSpecies Weedy value was Yes with comment: see comments
Abundance
Uncommon
Abundance Notes
see comments; Data Source: Gounaris, 2000
Management Tags
  • Management Priority
    see comments
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
1
References
3
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
W&M WDF
Created Date
2/13/2003 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Helen Hamilton
Last Modified Date
9/28/2005 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Gounaris, 2000: Classified as highly invasive while covering a relatively low percentage of the park. Highly invasive species with low coverage throughout the park should be top priorities for eradication. Colonial Parkway: One population was found adjacent to the Williamsburg entrance ramp Yorktown: A single vine was near bank of York River along edge of field #IA./, Park Species Data Source: Hobson, 1998-Yorktown Unit/ Cheatham and Wormley Pond Drainages;Gounaris, 2000 -Colonial Parkway/Jamestown Unit/Yorktown Unit;Clark, 1998-Colonial Parkway/Jamestown Unit/Yorktown Unit
Other Parks
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area (BOHA)
Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CAHA)
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area (CHAT)
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park (HAFE)
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park (HOBE)
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park (OCMU)
Vicksburg National Military Park (VICK)
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve (NERI)
War in the Pacific National Historical Park (WAPA)
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