Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyla
Class
Magnoliopsida

Kudzu -Distribution
• Kudzu came from Japan.
• Kudzu was introduced in 1816 at the Philadelphia
Centennial Exposition.
• It was brought here to reduce soil erosion.
• Found in most of southeast of the United States.

Kudzu- Effects on people
• The vine kills home some crops.
• People won’t have food to eat or
• sell.

Kudzu- Effects on ecosystem
• Kudzu kills other plants by blocking the sun light.
• If the plants don’t grow small animals will die.

Kudzu- Food Web
• The food web has not changed.
Ant
Sun
Herbivore
: Mouse
Producer:
Kudzu
Carnivore:
Hawk

Kudzu: Reasons for success
• Kudzu are doing so well because they grow on to other plants.
• As long as it is attached to another plant it keeps growing.
• It grows up to one foot a day.

Kudzu: Issues for the future
• There are attempts to control Kudzu but all failed.
• There are no options yet, no one knows how to control it.

Kudzu