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Bulldozer overgrown with kudzu

The True Story of Kudzu, the Vine That Never Truly Ate the South

Source: Smithsonian

Fast-growing kudzu vines enveloping manmade structures may be a stereotype of the American South, but the truth is more complex.

This entry was posted in The Natural World and tagged Culture & Society, Science & Nature on February 1, 2016 by Mikki Gibson.

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