Kudzu

06/09/2024 12 min Episodio 44

Episode Synopsis

I’m back, everyone! My voice doesn’t sound the best still, but I’m plowing ahead anyway. For the belated final week of Southern Plant Month, let’s meet the most hated plant in the South: kudzu.

If you’re in North Carolina and would like to try some of the kudzu delicacies I mentioned, look up Carolina Kudzu Crazy (https://www.facebook.com/p/Carolina-Kudzu-Crazy-100063473593361/).

Music by James Milor from Pixabay

Information provided by:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/true-story-kudzu-vine-ate-south-180956325/
https://www.ajc.com/entertainment/dining/kudzu-edible-why-aren-eating/BXAct9CtIshpWaB8f9D2PO/
https://conservingcarolina.org/get-rid-of-kudzu/
https://www.aces.edu/blog/topics/forestry-wildlife/the-history-and-use-of-kudzu-in-the-southeastern-united-states/
https://www.nature.org/en-us/about-us/where-we-work/united-states/indiana/stories-in-indiana/kudzu-invasive-species/
A single dose of kudzu extract reduces alcohol consumption in a binge drinking paradigm by David M. Penetar, et al. (2015) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.05.025
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kudzu
Fundamentals of Weed Science (6th ed.) by Robert L. Zimdahl

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