Scientific Name
Pueraria montana var. lobata
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Pueraria montana var. lobata (Willd.) Maesen & S.M. Almeida ex Sanjappa & Predeep
Park
Rock Creek Park (ROCR)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
kudzu
Park Synonyms
Pueraria lobata
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 montana |
Variety | Pueraria montana var. lobata |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Anderson, 1977
Nativeness
Non-native
Nativeness Notes
Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable.
In legacy NPSpecies Weedy value was Yes
Abundance
Rare
Management Tags
-
Management Priority
DCR, 2003: Highly invasive species, listed as Pueraria montana./
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
MTK-NCR
Created Date
8/17/2000 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
amhay@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
2/22/2016 9:40:28 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Anderson, 1977: Listed in hardcopy as "kudzu"--HH./, Park Species Data Source: Anderson, 1977;
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