Index / Search / Lithospermum canescens
§1 Plant
Lithospermum canescens (Michx.) Lehm.
vernacular hoary puccoon — species · Boraginaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Dicot
- Family
- Boraginaceae Juss.
- Genus
- Lithospermum
§2a
Native status, by region
- CAN Canada Native
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 722 counties across 26 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 722 counties across 26 states/territories.
Arkansas view state ↗ 25 N ▾
- Baxter 05005
- Benton 05007
- Boone 05009
- Carroll 05015
- Cleburne 05023
- Crawford 05033
- Faulkner 05045
- Fulton 05049
- Izard 05065
- Lawrence 05075
- Little River 05081
- Logan 05083
- Marion 05089
- Monroe 05095
- Montgomery 05097
- Newton 05101
- Ouachita 05103
- Pope 05115
- Pulaski 05119
- Randolph 05121
- Sharp 05135
- Stone 05137
- Van Buren 05141
- Washington 05143
- Yell 05149
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 6 N ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 83 N ▾
- Adams 17001
- Bond 17005
- Boone 17007
- Brown 17009
- Bureau 17011
- Calhoun 17013
- Carroll 17015
- Cass 17017
- Champaign 17019
- Christian 17021
- Clark 17023
- Coles 17029
- Cook 17031
- Cumberland 17035
- De Witt 17039
- DeKalb 17037
- DuPage 17043
- Edgar 17045
- Effingham 17049
- Fayette 17051
- Ford 17053
- Franklin 17055
- Fulton 17057
- Greene 17061
- Grundy 17063
- Hancock 17067
- Hardin 17069
- Henderson 17071
- Henry 17073
- Iroquois 17075
- Jackson 17077
- Jefferson 17081
- Jersey 17083
- Jo Daviess 17085
- Johnson 17087
- Kane 17089
- Kankakee 17091
- Kendall 17093
- Knox 17095
- Lake 17097
- LaSalle 17099
- Lawrence 17101
- Lee 17103
- Livingston 17105
- Logan 17107
- Macon 17115
- Macoupin 17117
- Madison 17119
- Marion 17121
- Marshall 17123
- Mason 17125
- Massac 17127
- McDonough 17109
- McHenry 17111
- McLean 17113
- Menard 17129
- Monroe 17133
- Montgomery 17135
- Morgan 17137
- Moultrie 17139
- Ogle 17141
- Peoria 17143
- Perry 17145
- Piatt 17147
- Pike 17149
- Pope 17151
- Randolph 17157
- Rock Island 17161
- Sangamon 17167
- Scott 17171
- Shelby 17173
- St. Clair 17163
- Stark 17175
- Stephenson 17177
- Union 17181
- Vermilion 17183
- Wabash 17185
- Warren 17187
- Washington 17189
- Whiteside 17195
- Will 17197
- Winnebago 17201
- Woodford 17203
Indiana view state ↗ 31 N ▾
- Benton 18007
- Cass 18017
- Clark 18019
- Crawford 18025
- Daviess 18027
- Elkhart 18039
- Fulton 18049
- Harrison 18061
- Henry 18065
- Jasper 18073
- Jefferson 18077
- Knox 18083
- Lagrange 18087
- Lake 18089
- Lawrence 18093
- Monroe 18105
- Newton 18111
- Noble 18113
- Perry 18123
- Porter 18127
- Pulaski 18131
- St. Joseph 18141
- Starke 18149
- Steuben 18151
- Tippecanoe 18157
- Tipton 18159
- Vigo 18167
- Wabash 18169
- Washington 18175
- White 18181
- Whitley 18183
Iowa view state ↗ 31 N ▾
- Adair 19001
- Audubon 19009
- Boone 19015
- Carroll 19027
- Cherokee 19035
- Clay 19041
- Crawford 19047
- Dickinson 19059
- Fremont 19071
- Guthrie 19077
- Hancock 19081
- Harrison 19085
- Ida 19093
- Jackson 19097
- Kossuth 19109
- Lyon 19119
- Madison 19121
- Mills 19129
- Monona 19133
- O'Brien 19141
- Osceola 19143
- Page 19145
- Plymouth 19149
- Pottawattamie 19155
- Shelby 19165
- Sioux 19167
- Story 19169
- Union 19175
- Washington 19183
- Webster 19187
- Woodbury 19193
Kansas view state ↗ 31 N ▾
- Allen 20001
- Anderson 20003
- Atchison 20005
- Barton 20009
- Bourbon 20011
- Brown 20013
- Cherokee 20021
- Clay 20027
- Coffey 20031
- Crawford 20037
- Doniphan 20043
- Douglas 20045
- Franklin 20059
- Jackson 20085
- Jefferson 20087
- Johnson 20091
- Leavenworth 20103
- Linn 20107
- Lyon 20111
- Marshall 20117
- Miami 20121
- Nemaha 20131
- Neosho 20133
- Osage 20139
- Ottawa 20143
- Pottawatomie 20149
- Riley 20161
- Shawnee 20177
- Wabaunsee 20197
- Washington 20201
- Wyandotte 20209
Kentucky view state ↗ 42 N ▾
- Adair 21001
- Barren 21009
- Bath 21011
- Breckinridge 21027
- Campbell 21037
- Carter 21043
- Christian 21047
- Clark 21049
- Clay 21051
- Clinton 21053
- Crittenden 21055
- Edmonson 21061
- Estill 21065
- Fleming 21069
- Garrard 21079
- Grayson 21085
- Hardin 21093
- Harrison 21097
- Hart 21099
- Henry 21103
- Jefferson 21111
- Jessamine 21113
- Larue 21123
- Lee 21129
- Lewis 21135
- Logan 21141
- Lyon 21143
- Madison 21151
- Marion 21155
- Meade 21163
- Montgomery 21173
- Nelson 21179
- Perry 21193
- Pulaski 21199
- Rockcastle 21203
- Rowan 21205
- Russell 21207
- Simpson 21213
- Todd 21219
- Trigg 21221
- Warren 21227
- Wayne 21231
Michigan view state ↗ 32 N ▾
- Allegan 26005
- Barry 26015
- Berrien 26021
- Branch 26023
- Calhoun 26025
- Cass 26027
- Clinton 26037
- Crawford 26039
- Eaton 26045
- Hillsdale 26059
- Ingham 26065
- Ionia 26067
- Kalamazoo 26077
- Kent 26081
- Lake 26085
- Lenawee 26091
- Livingston 26093
- Manistee 26101
- Mason 26105
- Mecosta 26107
- Menominee 26109
- Newaygo 26123
- Oakland 26125
- Oceana 26127
- Oscoda 26135
- Ottawa 26139
- Roscommon 26143
- St. Clair 26147
- St. Joseph 26149
- Tuscola 26157
- Van Buren 26159
- Washtenaw 26161
Minnesota view state ↗ 80 N ▾
- Anoka 27003
- Becker 27005
- Beltrami 27007
- Benton 27009
- Big Stone 27011
- Blue Earth 27013
- Brown 27015
- Cass 27021
- Chippewa 27023
- Chisago 27025
- Clay 27027
- Clearwater 27029
- Cottonwood 27033
- Crow Wing 27035
- Dakota 27037
- Dodge 27039
- Douglas 27041
- Faribault 27043
- Fillmore 27045
- Freeborn 27047
- Goodhue 27049
- Grant 27051
- Hennepin 27053
- Houston 27055
- Hubbard 27057
- Isanti 27059
- Itasca 27061
- Jackson 27063
- Kandiyohi 27067
- Kittson 27069
- Koochiching 27071
- Lac qui Parle 27073
- Lake 27075
- Lake of the Woods 27077
- Le Sueur 27079
- Lincoln 27081
- Lyon 27083
- Mahnomen 27087
- Marshall 27089
- Martin 27091
- McLeod 27085
- Meeker 27093
- Morrison 27097
- Mower 27099
- Murray 27101
- Nicollet 27103
- Nobles 27105
- Norman 27107
- Olmsted 27109
- Otter Tail 27111
- Pennington 27113
- Pine 27115
- Pipestone 27117
- Polk 27119
- Pope 27121
- Ramsey 27123
- Red Lake 27125
- Redwood 27127
- Renville 27129
- Rock 27133
- Roseau 27135
- Scott 27139
- Sherburne 27141
- Sibley 27143
- St. Louis 27137
- Stearns 27145
- Steele 27147
- Stevens 27149
- Swift 27151
- Todd 27153
- Traverse 27155
- Wabasha 27157
- Wadena 27159
- Waseca 27161
- Washington 27163
- Watonwan 27165
- Wilkin 27167
- Winona 27169
- Wright 27171
- Yellow Medicine 27173
Mississippi view state ↗ 6 N ▾
Missouri view state ↗ 96 N ▾
- Adair 29001
- Andrew 29003
- Atchison 29005
- Audrain 29007
- Barry 29009
- Barton 29011
- Bates 29013
- Benton 29015
- Bollinger 29017
- Boone 29019
- Caldwell 29025
- Callaway 29027
- Camden 29029
- Cape Girardeau 29031
- Carroll 29033
- Carter 29035
- Cass 29037
- Cedar 29039
- Chariton 29041
- Christian 29043
- Clark 29045
- Clay 29047
- Clinton 29049
- Cole 29051
- Cooper 29053
- Crawford 29055
- Dade 29057
- Dallas 29059
- Dent 29065
- Douglas 29067
- Franklin 29071
- Gasconade 29073
- Gentry 29075
- Greene 29077
- Grundy 29079
- Harrison 29081
- Henry 29083
- Hickory 29085
- Howell 29091
- Iron 29093
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Jefferson 29099
- Johnson 29101
- Knox 29103
- Laclede 29105
- Lawrence 29109
- Lewis 29111
- Lincoln 29113
- Linn 29115
- Livingston 29117
- Macon 29121
- Madison 29123
- Maries 29125
- Marion 29127
- McDonald 29119
- Miller 29131
- Moniteau 29135
- Monroe 29137
- Montgomery 29139
- Morgan 29141
- Newton 29145
- Nodaway 29147
- Oregon 29149
- Osage 29151
- Ozark 29153
- Perry 29157
- Pettis 29159
- Phelps 29161
- Pike 29163
- Polk 29167
- Pulaski 29169
- Putnam 29171
- Ralls 29173
- Randolph 29175
- Ray 29177
- Reynolds 29179
- Ripley 29181
- Saline 29195
- Schuyler 29197
- Shannon 29203
- Shelby 29205
- St. Charles 29183
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Francois 29187
- St. Louis 29189
- Ste. Genevieve 29186
- Stone 29209
- Sullivan 29211
- Taney 29213
- Texas 29215
- Warren 29219
- Washington 29221
- Wayne 29223
- Webster 29225
- Wright 29229
Nebraska view state ↗ 22 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 2 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 7 N ▾
North Carolina view state ↗ 2 N ▾
North Dakota view state ↗ 30 N ▾
- Barnes 38003
- Benson 38005
- Bottineau 38009
- Burke 38013
- Cass 38017
- Cavalier 38019
- Dickey 38021
- Eddy 38027
- Emmons 38029
- Foster 38031
- Grand Forks 38035
- Griggs 38039
- Kidder 38043
- LaMoure 38045
- McHenry 38049
- Nelson 38063
- Oliver 38065
- Pembina 38067
- Ramsey 38071
- Ransom 38073
- Renville 38075
- Richland 38077
- Rolette 38079
- Sargent 38081
- Sioux 38085
- Steele 38091
- Stutsman 38093
- Traill 38097
- Ward 38101
- Wells 38103
Ohio view state ↗ 34 N ▾
- Adams 39001
- Ashtabula 39007
- Athens 39009
- Belmont 39013
- Butler 39017
- Carroll 39019
- Champaign 39021
- Clark 39023
- Clermont 39025
- Erie 39043
- Franklin 39049
- Fulton 39051
- Gallia 39053
- Greene 39057
- Hamilton 39061
- Henry 39069
- Highland 39071
- Knox 39083
- Lawrence 39087
- Lucas 39095
- Marion 39101
- Miami 39109
- Montgomery 39113
- Morgan 39115
- Ottawa 39123
- Pickaway 39129
- Pike 39131
- Ross 39141
- Summit 39153
- Warren 39165
- Washington 39167
- Wayne 39169
- Wood 39173
- Wyandot 39175
Oklahoma view state ↗ 5 N ▾
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 10 N ▾
South Dakota view state ↗ 22 N ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 36 N ▾
- Anderson 47001
- Bedford 47003
- Bledsoe 47007
- Bradley 47011
- Campbell 47013
- Cheatham 47021
- Claiborne 47025
- Clay 47027
- Cumberland 47035
- Davidson 47037
- Decatur 47039
- Dickson 47043
- Fayette 47047
- Franklin 47051
- Giles 47055
- Grainger 47057
- Grundy 47061
- Hardin 47071
- Hawkins 47073
- Knox 47093
- Lewis 47101
- Madison 47113
- Marion 47115
- Marshall 47117
- Maury 47119
- Meigs 47121
- Montgomery 47125
- Roane 47145
- Rutherford 47149
- Sequatchie 47153
- Union 47173
- Van Buren 47175
- Wayne 47181
- White 47185
- Williamson 47187
- Wilson 47189
Virginia view state ↗ 25 N ▾
- Albemarle 51003
- Augusta 51015
- Bedford 51019
- Botetourt 51023
- Campbell 51031
- Charlotte 51037
- Culpeper 51047
- Cumberland 51049
- Fairfax 51059
- Frederick 51069
- Giles 51071
- Halifax 51083
- Lancaster 51103
- Lee 51105
- Loudoun 51107
- Montgomery 51121
- Page 51139
- Pulaski 51155
- Rappahannock 51157
- Roanoke 51161
- Rockbridge 51163
- Rockingham 51165
- Shenandoah 51171
- Warren 51187
- Wythe 51197
West Virginia view state ↗ 8 N ▾
Wisconsin view state ↗ 50 N ▾
- Adams 55001
- Barron 55005
- Bayfield 55007
- Brown 55009
- Buffalo 55011
- Burnett 55013
- Chippewa 55017
- Columbia 55021
- Crawford 55023
- Dane 55025
- Dodge 55027
- Douglas 55031
- Dunn 55033
- Eau Claire 55035
- Fond du Lac 55039
- Grant 55043
- Green 55045
- Green Lake 55047
- Iowa 55049
- Jackson 55053
- Jefferson 55055
- Kenosha 55059
- La Crosse 55063
- Lafayette 55065
- Marinette 55075
- Marquette 55077
- Menominee 55078
- Milwaukee 55079
- Monroe 55081
- Oconto 55083
- Pepin 55091
- Pierce 55093
- Polk 55095
- Portage 55097
- Racine 55101
- Richland 55103
- Rock 55105
- Sauk 55111
- Sawyer 55113
- Shawano 55115
- Sheboygan 55117
- St. Croix 55109
- Trempealeau 55121
- Vernon 55123
- Walworth 55127
- Waukesha 55133
- Waupaca 55135
- Waushara 55137
- Winnebago 55139
- Wood 55141
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/LICA12 ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/2926090 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
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