Convolvulaceae
Whitestar morning-glory
Ipomoea × leucantha
- Family
- Convolvulaceae
- Genus
- Ipomoea
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Ipomoea × leucanthaConvolvulaceae
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Common names
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- English
- Whitestar morning-glory
Synonyms
- Convolvulus leucanthus Desr.
- Ipomoea batatas var. leucantha (Jacq.) Nishiyama
- Ipomoea lacunosa f. purpurata Fernald
- Ipomoea philadelphica hort. ex Roem. & Schult.
- Ipomoea trifida var. ymalensis House
- Quamoclit leucantha G.Don
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: native
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.