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
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Subkingdom | Viridiplantae |
| Infrakingdom | Streptophyta |
| Superdivision | Embryophyta |
| Division | Tracheophyta |
| Subdivision | Spermatophytina |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Superorder | Rosanae |
| Order | Fabales |
| Family | Fabaceae |
| Genus | Pueraria |
| Species | Pueraria 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
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
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