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Read more about Crape-myrtle at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Malvids: Myrtales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Lagerstroemia indica
FAMILY
Lythraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lagerstroemia indica
FAMILY
Lythraceae
COMMON NAME:
Crape-myrtle
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JK Marlow jkm110320_162
March Greenville County SC
The scaling, darker outer bark reveals smooth, gray to pinkish inner bark, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide.
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JK Marlow jkm0408b_07
August Greenville County SC
Roadside
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JK Marlow jkm060806_013
August Greenville County SC
The flowers have crinkled petals, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
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Paul Thompson pstlagerstroemia_spp
September?
L. indica on the right