LYTHRACEAE - - Loosestrife Family

* Lagerstroemia indica Linnaeus — Crape-myrtle

* Non-native. Native of Asia.

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{Lagerstroemia indica}
Flowers / Leaves (Photo: Bobby Hattaway)

 {Lagerstroemia indica}
Flowers / Leaves (Photo: Bobby Hattaway)

{Lagerstroemia indica}
Leaves (Fall Color)

 {Lagerstroemia indica}
Leaves (Fall Color)

Habitat:

Commonly cultivated, persistent around old plantings, weakly spreading; native of Asia.

Habitat information from:
Weakley, Alan S., Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States, Working Draft of 21 May 2015.


Distribution

The range of Lagerstroemia indica

Kartesz, J.T., The Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2015. North American Plant Atlas. (http://bonap.net/napa). Chapel Hill, N.C. [maps generated from Kartesz, J.T. 2015. Floristic Synthesis of North America, Version 1.0. Biota of North America Program (BONAP). (in press)].



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