Kudzu
Like the English Ivy, this plant takes over its environment. Kudzu swallows entire trees and even buildings. It’s native to Asian countries like India and Japan, but is swallowing the American South. It’s found primarily across the East Coast and up into New England, and is now officially in 30 states.
Kudzu has been a useful fodder crop for livestock, and is even ornamental… but it literally chokes out native plants. Because it creeps over everything, it stops sunlight from reaching native plants and trees for so long they eventually die.
There are several recommended methods to get rid of this plant, including using herbicides, having goats chew away at it, and just ripping it out of the dirt.
