Photograph by Chris DilworthUnited States, Virginia, 37.54812, -77.446752011Kudzu, an aggressive invasive species, grows upward or outward at the rate of 60 to 100 feet per season. It engulfs and smothers trees and establishes dense mats along the sunny sides of roads.image/jpeghttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/Kudzu--GeorgiaClimbing plants--GeorgiaRoads--GeorgiaAutomobiles--GeorgiaTrees--GeorgiaPlants--GeorgiaKudzuStillImage