Pueraria montana var. lobata
Foot A Night Vine, Japanese Arrowroot, Kudzu Vine, Vine That Ate The South, Japanese Arrowroot
Other regional names: Kudzu
- Kudzu
Also known as: Dioclea odorata Montrouz. +12 more
- Dioclea odorata Montrouz.
- Dolichos hirsutus Thunb.
- Dolichos lobatus Willd.
- Dolichos stipulaceus Lam.
- Neustanthus chinensis Benth.
- Pachyrhizus thunbergianus Siebold & Zucc.
- Phaseolus cornutus Blume ex Miq.
- Phaseolus ficifolius Schrank
- Pueraria argyi H.Lév. & Vaniot
- Pueraria bodinieri H.Lév. & Vaniot
- Pueraria caerulea H.Lév. & Vaniot
- Pueraria chinensis (Benth.) Ohwi
- Pueraria harmsii Rech.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Variety
- Botanical Family: Fabaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a scrambling subshrub or tuberous geophyte.
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Pueraria montana var. lobata (commonly known as Foot-a-night vine or Japanese arrowroot) is a scrambling shrub belonging to the Fabaceae family. Naturally occurring in Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, and the Pacific, this variety is primarily associated with subtropical conditions. It is a naturally occurring variety of Pueraria montana, which is linked below, along with other varieties of this species.
Macro Climate
Subtropical
Plant Type
Shrub
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA, PACIFIC
Regions (WGSRPD)
Australia, China, Eastern Asia, Indo-China, Malesia, Northwestern Pacific, Papuasia, Russian Far East
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Cambodia, Caroline Is., China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Inner Mongolia, Japan, Jawa, Korea, Laos, Malaya, Maluku, Manchuria, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, New Guinea, Northern Territory, Ogasawara-shoto, Philippines, Primorye, Solomon Is., Taiwan
Introduced Range
Plants flagged as 'Introduced' have been transported outside their native historical range by human activity. While many are common ornamentals, some may become naturalized or invasive in local environments. Local ecological guidelines require verification prior to planting.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Angola, Argentina Northeast, Arkansas, Assam, Azores, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Ethiopia, Fiji, Florida, Gabon, Georgia, Ghana, Gilbert Is., Hawaii, Honduras, Illinois, India, Italy, Kansas, Kentucky, Krym, Liberia, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Mozambique, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Jersey, New South Wales, New York, Nigeria, Niue, Norfolk Is., North Carolina, Northern Provinces, Nova Scotia, Oklahoma, Pakistan, Panama, Pennsylvania, Queensland, Samoa, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Society Is., South Carolina, Sudan, Tadzhikistan, Tennessee, Texas, Tonga, Transcaucasus, Ukraine, Vanuatu, Virginia, Wallis-Futuna Is., West Himalaya, Yugoslavia, Zaïre
Base Species & Variations