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Ipomoea lacunosa
whitestar
Blue Ridge Parkway
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Ipomoea lacunosa L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		whitestar
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Solanales, Family Convolvulaceae, Genus Ipomoea, Species Ipomoea lacunosa


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5?
NatureServe State Rank:		NC: S4; VA: S5
Evidence:		0 Observations, 1 Vouchers, 3 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Anacostia Park	Assateague Island National Seashore
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area	Big Thicket National Preserve
Booker T. Washington National Monument	Buffalo National River
Cape Lookout National Seashore	Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Chickasaw National Recreation Area	Colonial National Historical Park
Congaree National Park	Cowpens National Battlefield
Everglades National Park	First State National Historical Park
Fort Donelson National Battlefield	Fort Sumter National Historical Park
Friendship Hill National Historic Site	George Washington Birthplace National Monument
George Washington Carver National Monument	Great Falls Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Gulf Islands National Seashore
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park	Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Hot Springs National Park	Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Kings Mountain National Military Park
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Mammoth Cave National Park
Monocacy National Battlefield	Moores Creek National Battlefield
Natchez Trace Parkway	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Obed Wild and Scenic River	Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park
Ozark National Scenic Riverways	Prince William Forest Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park	Rock Creek Park
Shenandoah National Park	Shiloh National Military Park
Vicksburg National Military Park


Last Modified Date:	8/21/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/8/2025 6:05:33 AM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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