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Article: Kudzu makes surprise appearance in Kansas City.
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- September 6, 2004
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Byline: Bill Graham
KANSAS CITY, Mo. _ Kudzu, the plant that ate the South, is nibbling at Kansas City.
Such as the dense mat of green vines covering utility lines, fences and trees that drew concerned utility officials and a biologist to a back yard in late August.
"Oh boy, that's been there awhile," said Larry Rizzo, a natural history biologist for the Missouri Department of Conservation.
Kudzu, a fast-spreading Asian vine that can grow a foot a day, was draped on utility poles and shade trees behind at least a dozen homes in the backyard fence line. The kudzu, the first Rizzo has seen in the area, probably has been there for a year ...