@Jo_PrayerN_actionCenter That looks like kudzu root, that stuff is a menace in NC.
@Jo_PrayerN_actionCenter I don’t know for sure if that’s what it is, but if it is, don’t leave roots anywhere you don’t want it spreading and cut it back before any seed pods have a chance to form. It’s a cool plant, livestock and people can eat it and it grows fast. Treat it like a fire, nice and useful, but it belongs in the hearth, not burning down the whole house.