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Kudzu Vine devours a building. Kudzu introduced in south USA from Asia as a forage plant, but now a serious pest. | Smithsonian Photo Contest | Smithsonian Magazine
![One vine mess: Photos capture kudzu winding through rural Kentucky landscape | Lexington Herald Leader One vine mess: Photos capture kudzu winding through rural Kentucky landscape | Lexington Herald Leader](https://www.kentucky.com/latest-news/h6z30r/picture43159767/alternates/FREE_1140/1gQMyk.So.79.jpeg)
One vine mess: Photos capture kudzu winding through rural Kentucky landscape | Lexington Herald Leader
![Kudzu, the invasive, desctructive climbing vines native to southeast Asia, have their way with a telephone pole and lines in Tate County, Mississippi | Library of Congress Kudzu, the invasive, desctructive climbing vines native to southeast Asia, have their way with a telephone pole and lines in Tate County, Mississippi | Library of Congress](http://tile.loc.gov/image-services/iiif/service:pnp:highsm:42200:42268/full/pct:25/0/default.jpg)