Index / Search / Ipomoea lacunosa
§1 Plant
Ipomoea lacunosa L.
vernacular whitestar — species · Convolvulaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Vine
- Duration
- Annual
- Group
- Dicot
- Family
- Convolvulaceae Juss.
- Genus
- Ipomoea
§2a
Native status, by region
- CAN Canada Introduced
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 691 counties across 28 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 691 counties across 28 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 22 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 41 N ▾
- Arkansas 05001
- Ashley 05003
- Baxter 05005
- Bradley 05011
- Chicot 05017
- Clark 05019
- Clay 05021
- Cleburne 05023
- Conway 05029
- Craighead 05031
- Crittenden 05035
- Cross 05037
- Desha 05041
- Drew 05043
- Faulkner 05045
- Franklin 05047
- Fulton 05049
- Greene 05055
- Hempstead 05057
- Hot Spring 05059
- Independence 05063
- Izard 05065
- Jefferson 05069
- Lafayette 05073
- Lawrence 05075
- Lincoln 05079
- Little River 05081
- Lonoke 05085
- Madison 05087
- Marion 05089
- Mississippi 05093
- Montgomery 05097
- Nevada 05099
- Perry 05105
- Polk 05113
- Pulaski 05119
- Randolph 05121
- St. Francis 05123
- Stone 05137
- Union 05139
- Washington 05143
Delaware view state ↗ 2 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Florida view state ↗ 10 N ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 18 N ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 64 N ▾
- Adams 17001
- Alexander 17003
- Brown 17009
- Bureau 17011
- Calhoun 17013
- Cass 17017
- Champaign 17019
- Christian 17021
- Clark 17023
- Clay 17025
- Clinton 17027
- Crawford 17033
- Cumberland 17035
- Douglas 17041
- Edgar 17045
- Effingham 17049
- Fayette 17051
- Franklin 17055
- Fulton 17057
- Gallatin 17059
- Greene 17061
- Hamilton 17065
- Hancock 17067
- Hardin 17069
- Henderson 17071
- Jackson 17077
- Jersey 17083
- Johnson 17087
- Knox 17095
- Lawrence 17101
- Logan 17107
- Macon 17115
- Macoupin 17117
- Madison 17119
- Marion 17121
- Marshall 17123
- Mason 17125
- Massac 17127
- Menard 17129
- Monroe 17133
- Montgomery 17135
- Morgan 17137
- Peoria 17143
- Perry 17145
- Pike 17149
- Pope 17151
- Pulaski 17153
- Putnam 17155
- Randolph 17157
- Richland 17159
- Rock Island 17161
- Saline 17165
- Sangamon 17167
- Schuyler 17169
- Scott 17171
- St. Clair 17163
- Tazewell 17179
- Union 17181
- Wabash 17185
- Washington 17189
- Wayne 17191
- White 17193
- Williamson 17199
- Woodford 17203
Indiana view state ↗ 28 N ▾
- Boone 18011
- Brown 18013
- Clark 18019
- Clay 18021
- Crawford 18025
- Daviess 18027
- Decatur 18031
- Floyd 18043
- Fountain 18045
- Gibson 18051
- Greene 18055
- Harrison 18061
- Jackson 18071
- Jefferson 18077
- Knox 18083
- Lawrence 18093
- Owen 18119
- Parke 18121
- Perry 18123
- Posey 18129
- Putnam 18133
- Spencer 18147
- Sullivan 18153
- Union 18161
- Wabash 18169
- Warrick 18173
- Washington 18175
- White 18181
Iowa view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 27 N ▾
- Allen 20001
- Barton 20009
- Bourbon 20011
- Chautauqua 20019
- Cherokee 20021
- Clay 20027
- Cloud 20029
- Cowley 20035
- Crawford 20037
- Doniphan 20043
- Douglas 20045
- Franklin 20059
- Jackson 20085
- Labette 20099
- Leavenworth 20103
- Linn 20107
- Miami 20121
- Morris 20127
- Neosho 20133
- Osage 20139
- Pottawatomie 20149
- Riley 20161
- Saline 20169
- Shawnee 20177
- Wilson 20205
- Woodson 20207
- Wyandotte 20209
Kentucky view state ↗ 51 N ▾
- Adair 21001
- Allen 21003
- Barren 21009
- Boone 21015
- Bracken 21023
- Bullitt 21029
- Caldwell 21033
- Calloway 21035
- Campbell 21037
- Carlisle 21039
- Casey 21045
- Clark 21049
- Clay 21051
- Crittenden 21055
- Edmonson 21061
- Estill 21065
- Fayette 21067
- Floyd 21071
- Grayson 21085
- Hardin 21093
- Harlan 21095
- Harrison 21097
- Henry 21103
- Hickman 21105
- Jackson 21109
- Jefferson 21111
- Jessamine 21113
- Kenton 21117
- Laurel 21125
- Lee 21129
- Letcher 21133
- Madison 21151
- Marshall 21157
- McCracken 21145
- McCreary 21147
- McLean 21149
- Mercer 21167
- Monroe 21171
- Montgomery 21173
- Nelson 21179
- Oldham 21185
- Perry 21193
- Pike 21195
- Powell 21197
- Robertson 21201
- Rowan 21205
- Todd 21219
- Trigg 21221
- Union 21225
- Whitley 21235
- Wolfe 21237
Louisiana view state ↗ 55 N ▾
- Allen 22003
- Avoyelles 22009
- Beauregard 22011
- Bienville 22013
- Bossier 22015
- Caddo 22017
- Calcasieu 22019
- Caldwell 22021
- Catahoula 22025
- Claiborne 22027
- De Soto 22031
- East Baton Rouge 22033
- East Carroll 22035
- East Feliciana 22037
- Evangeline 22039
- Franklin 22041
- Grant 22043
- Iberia 22045
- Iberville 22047
- Jackson 22049
- Jefferson 22051
- Lafayette 22055
- Lafourche 22057
- LaSalle 22059
- Lincoln 22061
- Livingston 22063
- Madison 22065
- Morehouse 22067
- Natchitoches 22069
- Orleans 22071
- Ouachita 22073
- Pointe Coupee 22077
- Rapides 22079
- Red River 22081
- Richland 22083
- Sabine 22085
- St. Charles 22089
- St. Helena 22091
- St. John the Baptist 22095
- St. Landry 22097
- St. Martin 22099
- St. Mary 22101
- St. Tammany 22103
- Tangipahoa 22105
- Tensas 22107
- Terrebonne 22109
- Union 22111
- Vermilion 22113
- Vernon 22115
- Washington 22117
- Webster 22119
- West Baton Rouge 22121
- West Carroll 22123
- West Feliciana 22125
- Winn 22127
Massachusetts view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Mississippi view state ↗ 15 N ▾
Missouri view state ↗ 77 N ▾
- Adair 29001
- Andrew 29003
- Audrain 29007
- Barry 29009
- Barton 29011
- Bates 29013
- Benton 29015
- Bollinger 29017
- Boone 29019
- Butler 29023
- Camden 29029
- Cape Girardeau 29031
- Carroll 29033
- Cass 29037
- Chariton 29041
- Clark 29045
- Clay 29047
- Cole 29051
- Cooper 29053
- Dunklin 29069
- Franklin 29071
- Gasconade 29073
- Greene 29077
- Henry 29083
- Holt 29087
- Howard 29089
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Jefferson 29099
- Johnson 29101
- Lawrence 29109
- Lewis 29111
- Lincoln 29113
- Linn 29115
- Macon 29121
- Madison 29123
- Maries 29125
- Marion 29127
- McDonald 29119
- Miller 29131
- Mississippi 29133
- Moniteau 29135
- Monroe 29137
- Montgomery 29139
- Morgan 29141
- New Madrid 29143
- Newton 29145
- Oregon 29149
- Osage 29151
- Ozark 29153
- Pemiscot 29155
- Perry 29157
- Pettis 29159
- Phelps 29161
- Pike 29163
- Platte 29165
- Polk 29167
- Pulaski 29169
- Ralls 29173
- Randolph 29175
- Ripley 29181
- Scotland 29199
- Scott 29201
- Shelby 29205
- St. Charles 29183
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Francois 29187
- St. Louis 29189
- Ste. Genevieve 29186
- Stoddard 29207
- Taney 29213
- Texas 29215
- Vernon 29217
- Washington 29221
- Wayne 29223
- Webster 29225
- Wright 29229
Nebraska view state ↗ 1 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 2 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 1 N ▾
North Carolina view state ↗ 51 N ▾
- Alamance 37001
- Anson 37007
- Burke 37023
- Caldwell 37027
- Caswell 37033
- Catawba 37035
- Chatham 37037
- Cherokee 37039
- Chowan 37041
- Clay 37043
- Cleveland 37045
- Craven 37049
- Cumberland 37051
- Davidson 37057
- Davie 37059
- Duplin 37061
- Durham 37063
- Edgecombe 37065
- Forsyth 37067
- Franklin 37069
- Gaston 37071
- Granville 37077
- Guilford 37081
- Halifax 37083
- Iredell 37097
- Johnston 37101
- Lee 37105
- Lenoir 37107
- Lincoln 37109
- Madison 37115
- McDowell 37111
- Mecklenburg 37119
- Onslow 37133
- Orange 37135
- Pasquotank 37139
- Pender 37141
- Person 37145
- Pitt 37147
- Polk 37149
- Randolph 37151
- Richmond 37153
- Robeson 37155
- Rowan 37159
- Stanly 37167
- Stokes 37169
- Surry 37171
- Swain 37173
- Union 37179
- Vance 37181
- Wake 37183
- Wilson 37195
Ohio view state ↗ 19 N ▾
Oklahoma view state ↗ 10 N ▾
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 8 N ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 20 N ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 38 N ▾
- Anderson 47001
- Blount 47009
- Campbell 47013
- Cannon 47015
- Cheatham 47021
- Claiborne 47025
- Clay 47027
- Crockett 47033
- Decatur 47039
- Dickson 47043
- Giles 47055
- Hancock 47067
- Hardin 47071
- Hawkins 47073
- Haywood 47075
- Humphreys 47085
- Jackson 47087
- Knox 47093
- Lake 47095
- Macon 47111
- Madison 47113
- Maury 47119
- McMinn 47107
- McNairy 47109
- Montgomery 47125
- Morgan 47129
- Obion 47131
- Perry 47135
- Polk 47139
- Roane 47145
- Robertson 47147
- Sevier 47155
- Shelby 47157
- Stewart 47161
- Sumner 47165
- Tipton 47167
- Union 47173
- Williamson 47187
Texas view state ↗ 32 N ▾
- Anderson 48001
- Angelina 48005
- Bell 48027
- Brazos 48041
- Cass 48067
- Chambers 48071
- Dallas 48113
- Fannin 48147
- Franklin 48159
- Freestone 48161
- Grayson 48181
- Gregg 48183
- Grimes 48185
- Hardin 48199
- Houston 48225
- Hunt 48231
- Leon 48289
- Madison 48313
- Matagorda 48321
- McLennan 48309
- Orange 48361
- Rains 48379
- Red River 48387
- Robertson 48395
- Rockwall 48397
- Sabine 48403
- San Jacinto 48407
- Smith 48423
- Tarrant 48439
- Travis 48453
- Williamson 48491
- Wood 48499
Vermont view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 78 N ▾
- Accomack 51001
- Albemarle 51003
- Amelia 51007
- Appomattox 51011
- Arlington 51013
- Bedford 51019
- Botetourt 51023
- Brunswick 51025
- Buchanan 51027
- Buckingham 51029
- Campbell 51031
- Caroline 51033
- Charles City 51036
- Charlotte 51037
- Chesapeake (city) 51550
- Chesterfield 51041
- Clarke 51043
- Culpeper 51047
- Cumberland 51049
- Dickenson 51051
- Dinwiddie 51053
- Essex 51057
- Fairfax 51059
- Fauquier 51061
- Fluvanna 51065
- Franklin 51067
- Frederick 51069
- Gloucester 51073
- Goochland 51075
- Greene 51079
- Halifax 51083
- Hampton (city) 51650
- Hanover 51085
- Henrico 51087
- Henry 51089
- Isle of Wight 51093
- James City 51095
- King and Queen 51097
- King George 51099
- King William 51101
- Lancaster 51103
- Lee 51105
- Loudoun 51107
- Louisa 51109
- Madison 51113
- Mathews 51115
- Mecklenburg 51117
- Middlesex 51119
- Nelson 51125
- New Kent 51127
- Newport News (city) 51700
- Northampton 51131
- Northumberland 51133
- Nottoway 51135
- Orange 51137
- Page 51139
- Patrick 51141
- Pittsylvania 51143
- Powhatan 51145
- Prince Edward 51147
- Prince George 51149
- Prince William 51153
- Rappahannock 51157
- Richmond 51159
- Rockbridge 51163
- Russell 51167
- Scott 51169
- Shenandoah 51171
- Southampton 51175
- Spotsylvania 51177
- Stafford 51179
- Suffolk (city) 51800
- Surry 51181
- Sussex 51183
- Virginia Beach (city) 51810
- Warren 51187
- Westmoreland 51193
- York 51199
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/IPLA ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/2928584 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
usda-plants-mt-2026-05-26
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