Crepe Myrtle

The picture of Crepe Myrtle, also written as Crape Myrtle, was taken from my front yard. My Crepe Myrtle has a bush shape, but they can be grown as trees. I have seen white and varying shades of pink varieties.

Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Rosidae
Order Myrtales
Family Lythraceae – Loosestrife family
Genus Lagerstroemia L. – lagerstroemia
Species Lagerstroemia indica L. – crapemyrtle

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