Kudzu, also called Japanese arrowroot or Chinese arrowroot, is a group of climbing, coiling, and trailing deciduous perennial vines native to much of East Asia, Southeast Asia, and some Pacific island
Kudzu smothering trees in Atlanta, Georgia, US
Kudzu plants near Canton, Georgia
A noxious weed, harmful weed or injurious weed is a weed that has been designated by an agricultural or other governing authority as a plant that is harmful to agricultural or horticultural crops, nat
Kudzu
…plant East Asian arrowroot, (Pueraria montana var. lobata), kuzu (クズ/葛). Where these plants are naturalized, they can be invasive and are considered noxious weeds. The plant is edible, but often sprayed with herbicides. The name kudzu describes one or more species in the genus Pueraria that are closely related…
A mature cotton thistle, an invasive weed in Australia
The alga Caulerpa taxifolia is a noxious marine weed nicknamed killer algae. This is a picture of it invading a native plant bed.
This is a parasitic noxious weed, Striga gesnerioides, the cowpea witchweed.
This is a terrestrial noxious weed, Drymaria arenarioides commonly called Lightning weed. It is sometimes confused with daisies.