Convolvulaceae
Whitestar
Ipomoea lacunosa
- Family
- Convolvulaceae
- Genus
- Ipomoea
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Common names
By language (6)
- Chinese
- 瘤梗甘薯, 白星牽牛, 瘤梗番薯
- English
- Whitestar
- Finnish
- Kaljuelämänlanka
- Japanese
- マメアサガオ
- Swedish
- Vit praktvinda
- Welsh
- Tegwch-y-bore gwyn
Synonyms
- Convolvulus lacunosus Spreng.
- Convolvulus micranthus Riddell
- Ipomoea lacunosa f. lacunosa
- Quamoclita lacunosa Raf.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Vine
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Fritzflohrreynolds, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Fukufukurou, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.