Kudzu

Pueraria montana var. lobata

family

Fabaceae

origin

Exotic

declaration

Category 3 Restricted Matter (Biosecurity Act 2014)

Category 3 Restricted Matter (Biosecurity Act 2014)

Must not be distributed or disposed. This means it must not be released into the environment unless the distribution or disposal is authorised in a regulation or under a permit.

Common names

Kudzu, Japanese arrowroot, Kudzu vine.

A large twining or creeping vine with relatively thick stems covered with long yellowish-brown hairs. Its thickened roots develop into large tubers (up to 1.8 m long and 15 cm wide). Its very large alternately arranged leaves have three lobed or un-lobed leaflets (7-20 cm long and 5-13 cm wide). Its pea-shaped flowers (12-20 mm long) are arranged in elongated clusters in the leaf forks. These flowers are; purple, blue, pink or violet in colour with a yellow spot near their centres. Its fruit is an elongated and flattened pod (5-12 cm long) that is densely covered in rusty-coloured hairs.

Leaf arrangement:Compound
Leaf form:Alternate
Purple
Blue
Green
48BFB2B5-D573-4E91-B7A1-0B51D3FF42E9Discoloured

Impact

Impact

Kudzu (Pueraria montana var. lobata) is regarded as an environmental weed in Queensland and New South Wales. It is also listed as a priority environmental weed in at least one Natural Resource Management region.

Location

Location

Characteristics

Characteristics

Similar Species

Similar Species

Control Methods