How kudzu became the 'bad seed' of the plant world
Thursday, April 23, 2020 - 08:10
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Under different circumstances, kudzu might be heralded for its utility—its leaves ideal for grazing cattle, its root a treatment for stomach upset. Instead, the climbing and coiling perennial vine is almost universally reviled as a noxious weed, a scourge – "the vine that ate the South."