Fabaceae
Kudzu
Pueraria montana
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Pueraria
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Common names
By language (12)
- Arabic
- كشت جبلي, كودزو
- arz
- كودزو
- Chinese
- 山葛, 葛, 南葛藤, 葛麻姆, 葛根, 葛藤, 野葛
- English
- Kudzu
- Estonian
- Hõlmine pueraaria
- Hungarian
- Kudzu nyílgyökér
- Japanese
- クズ, タイワンクズ, カッコン, 葛根
- Korean
- 칡
- Persian
- پیورریا مونتانا
- Polish
- Opornik łatkowaty
- Swedish
- Kudzuböna
- Ukrainian
- Пуэрария лопастная
Synonyms
- Dolichos montana Lour.
- Dolichos montanus Lour.
- Glycine moniliforme Hochst. ex A.Rich.
- Pueraria lobata var. montana (Lour.) Maesen
- Pueraria omeiensis T.Tang & Wang
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced
Photos
Photo: Genmewcaugsa, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Judy Gallagher, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Emőke Dénes, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Emőke Dénes, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: M108t, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: M108t, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Abrum03, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.