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unusual facts about Kudzu



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Geyuan

As the Sui Dynasty ended and Tang Dynasty began, families with the surname of Su and Feng settled here at the source of a stream where kudzu flourished.

Johnson Ferry

The scenery changes from tree-lined and park-like to cut-away hillsides covered with invasive kudzu vines and naturalized mimosa trees.

Kudzu in the United States

Kudzu was intentionally introduced to North America by the Soil Erosion Service and Civilian Conservation Corp in 1876 for the purpose of controlling soil erosion in Pennsylvania.

Of the plants that can successfully compete with kudzu, many are other invasive species such as the Chinese privet and the Japanese honeysuckle.

Mark McCorkle

He has also written screenplays for The Return of Jafar, Aladdin and the King of Thieves, The Lion King II: Simba's Pride, Sky High and Hotel for Dogs as well as co-writer again with Bob Schooley of the novel "Liar of Kudzu."

Myrothecium verrucaria

Since 1998, the United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) has experimented with using M. verrucaria as a biologically-based herbicide against kudzu vines.

Will D. Campbell

He was the late cartoonist Doug Marlette's inspiration for the character "Will B. Dunn" in his comic strip, Kudzu.


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