Kudzu has been found in the following states: AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MO, MS, NC, NE, NJ, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WA and WV.
It grows so densely that it smothers everything in its path. The vines are very strong and can actually pull the boards of buildings apart if left to its own devices for very long.
The leaves are alternate and compound with three leaflets. They grow as large as a foot across. Both leaf surfaces are covered with hairs. The underside of the leaves have small white hairs and the margins and petioles have large, coarse, rust colored hairs.
Awesome. I just microwaved young leaves with butter and had the same experience! I grabbed most of the leaves in bunches of three with the connecting stem, but next time, I will get only leaves. I’m interested in the root, and kudzu flour, but only after it starts receding in winter.