Kudzu

(Pueraria montana)

Characteristics

Seedling	Leaves	Flowers	Fruit

Growing habits: Trailing or climbing perennial vine

Root anatomy: Fibrous roots extending from taproot in addition to large, mealy tuberous rhizomes

Leaf anatomy: Pinnately trifoliate leaves, leafs broadly ovate, margins entire with up to 3 lobes

Reproduction: Inflorescences axillary racemes, largest petal violet purple to red-purple w/yellow spot at base; legume fruit

^{References: Weeds of the South by Charles T. Bryson and Michael S. DeFelice}