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Crape Myrtle

Lythraceae Lagerstroemia indica

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Flower Info:

Petal # 6

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Lythraceae Family

Lagerstroemia Genus

Location

Fremont, CA. The tree is a native of Southeast Asia.

Physical Description

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Deciduous tree with abundant white blooms. The petals of the flowers are ruffled in a way that resembles crape paper, hence the name.

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Lythraceae

Order of Myrtles

Mallow Class

Real Rose Class

Rose-Like Class

Main, Real, Two First-Leaves (Dicots)

Eudicots

Real, Two First-Leaves (Dicots)

Mesangiospermae

Half Capsule Seed Division

Magnolia Division

Seed Plants

Real Land Plants

Multiple Spore Sub-Kingdom

Stomatophytes

Air Pores Sub-Kingdom

Embryophytes

Multicellular Land Plants

Streptobionta

Multicellular Plants

Plantae

Plants

Eukaryota

Cells with a Nucleus

General Information

This tree is a summer bloomer with green leaves that turn red and brown before falling off. It naturally grows with multiple trunks like a shrub but can be pruned to have one trunk. This tree/shrub is available in white, pink, and magenta.

Crape Myrtle
Crape Myrtle - August 15, 2009

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