Kudzu
Pueraria lobata (Willd.) Ohwi [Fabaceae]
Kuzu (クズ, 葛)
Subfamily: Faboideae
Lifeform: deciduous perennial vine
Distribution: East Asia, including southern Japan (exotic to Hokkaido from the native regions)
Habitat: grassland - thicket - forest edge (often predominant on skislopes)
Varieties
subsp. thomsonii (Benth.) H. Ohashi et Tateishi (シナクズ)
var. insularis M. Mizush. (フシゲクズ)
f. alborosea (Makino) Okuyama (トキイロクズ)
f. leucostachya (Honda) Okuyama (シロバナクズ)
Synonyms
Pueraria hirsuta (Thunb.) Matsum.
Pueraria montana (Lour.) Merr. var. lobata (Willd.) Maesen et S. M. Almeida
Pueraria lobata on Mount Usu
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1. a tree covered by L. lobata. 2. Leaves. Near the entrance of Nishiyama Crater Group on October 1 2011.