In order for a plant species to be named invasive, there has to be some key characteristics that the plant must have. First, it must be non native to the ecosystem, meaning that it either came there on accident, or it was brought there by an outside source. The second is it causes the natural environment harm; these plants take over the original space by depriving the native species from their needs. Most invasive species do this by dominating the resources they need to survive, sunlight be the most prevalent one. They also must be able to tolerate a wide variety of climate conditions in the habitat in which they live. Not only tolerate it, but grow rapidly at the same time, not giving the other plants a chance. They should be able to compete …show more content…
It is actually a misspelling of the Japanese word, kuzu. In Korea, it can successfully grow in all the way down to negative twenty two degrees Fahrenheit. This plant can grow in some very harsh conditions; this is why it is such a successful invasive species. It isn't a picky plant when it comes to its habitat, that's why it thrives most anywhere it spreads. However, it is the most successful in the South. Now, it’s pretty much everywhere in Asia and North America. It is in other continents too, but it’s the most commonly associated in these two …show more content…
It spreads everywhere, under and on top of plants stealing sunlight and rain for the plants. It's known for crawling up trees and crawling all over the ground quite fast because of its high growth rate. Once it takes over, then the plants underneath die because of the deficiency of nutrition, ultimately adding more space for kudzu to dominate. If it were to spread to its full capabilities, ecosystems would be doomed. The plants would suffer and everything around it too. While it might help the erosion, what good is decent land if you can't grow anything on