Kudzu is a Japanese vine of the family of peas known to be an invasive plant in North America.
This plant grows horizontally by runners and rhizomes, its vine roots where it comes in contact with the ground and creates new plants.
The growth rate of this plant is about 30 feet per day, which is why it can cover large areas in a rela-tivelly short time period. This vine covers the native plants and trees covering the sun and air, which smothers and suffocates them. Since it is an invasive species, for example in the US, it does not have natural predators and outcompetes the native species for resources. As it competes with the native species, it disrupts the food chain because it threatens the plants that animals use for food and shelter and its roots modify the amount of water and nutrients that are in the soil.
This plant releases the chemicals isoprene and nitric oxide that when combined with the nitrogen of ozone can cause health troubles for humans.