Kudzu
Episode 44 of the Herbarium of the Bizarre podcast, hosted by Meredith Hemphill, titled "Kudzu" was published on September 6, 2024 and runs 12 minutes.
September 6, 2024 ·12m · Herbarium of the Bizarre
Summary
I’m back, everyone! My voice doesn’t sound the best still, but I’m plowing ahead anyway. For the belated final week of Southern Plant Month, let’s meet the most hated plant in the South: kudzu. If you’re in North Carolina and would like to try some of the kudzu delicacies I mentioned, look up Carolina Kudzu Crazy (https://www.facebook.com/p/Carolina-Kudzu-Crazy-100063473593361/). Music by James Milor from Pixabay Information provided by: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/true-story-kudzu-vine-ate-south-180956325/ https://www.ajc.com/entertainment/dining/kudzu-edible-why-aren-eating/BXAct9CtIshpWaB8f9D2PO/ https://conservingcarolina.org/get-rid-of-kudzu/ https://www.aces.edu/blog/topics/forestry-wildlife/the-history-and-use-of-kudzu-in-the-southeastern-united-states/ https://www.nature.org/en-us/about-us/where-we-work/united-states/indiana/stories-in-indiana/kudzu-invasive-species/ A single dose of kudzu extract reduces alcohol consumption in a binge drinking paradigm by David M. Penetar, et al. (2015) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.05.025 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kudzu Fundamentals of Weed Science (6th ed.) by Robert L. Zimdahl
Episode Description
I’m back, everyone! My voice doesn’t sound the best still, but I’m plowing ahead anyway. For the belated final week of Southern Plant Month, let’s meet the most hated plant in the South: kudzu.
If you’re in North Carolina and would like to try some of the kudzu delicacies I mentioned, look up Carolina Kudzu Crazy (https://www.facebook.com/p/Carolina-Kudzu-Crazy-100063473593361/).
Music by James Milor from Pixabay
Information provided by:
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/true-story-kudzu-vine-ate-south-180956325/
- https://www.ajc.com/entertainment/dining/kudzu-edible-why-aren-eating/BXAct9CtIshpWaB8f9D2PO/
- https://conservingcarolina.org/get-rid-of-kudzu/
- https://www.aces.edu/blog/topics/forestry-wildlife/the-history-and-use-of-kudzu-in-the-southeastern-united-states/
- https://www.nature.org/en-us/about-us/where-we-work/united-states/indiana/stories-in-indiana/kudzu-invasive-species/
- A single dose of kudzu extract reduces alcohol consumption in a binge drinking paradigm by David M. Penetar, et al. (2015) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.05.025
- https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kudzu
- Fundamentals of Weed Science (6th ed.) by Robert L. Zimdahl