Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Malvids: Myrtales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Lagerstroemia indica
FAMILY
Lythraceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
Read more about Crape-myrtle at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Lagerstroemia indica
FAMILY
Lythraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lagerstroemia indica
FAMILY
Lythraceae
1870
Shrub; Tree
Perennial
Non-native: Asia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Rare in the wild, commonly cultivated, persistent & weakly spreading
Look for it where it is persistent around old plantings, weakly spreading, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
White/Pink/Red
Bisexual
6 petals
36-42 stamens, dimorphic
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Brown
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast p099
- Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide p349
- Trees of the Southeastern United States p254
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p184