Often called "the vine that ate the South," Kudzu is an invasive plant that has its grip over a great deal of land in West ...

Kudzu is sometimes called "the vine that ate the South." Anyone who's lived or visited the southeastern U.S. can certainly understand why. The fast-growing vine swarms over trees and buildings and ...

Wendy Applequist of the Missouri Botanical Garden posits that traditional use of invasive species will bring back native ...

- fast-growing vine from eastern Asia having tuberous starchy roots and hairy trifoliate leaves and racemes of purple flowers followed by long hairy pods containing many seeds; grown for fodder and ...

It is frequently referred to as the "vine that ate the South," according to the Tennessee Department of Agriculture. When kudzu is present in an area, it can crowd out native plants, prevent new ...