crapemyrtle
Lagerstroemia indica
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Form & Habitat
crapemyrtle form and habitat
Leaves
crapemyrtle leaves crapemyrtle leaves crapemyrtle leaves crapemyrtle leaf: underside
Twigs
crapemyrtle twig
Bark
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Flowers
crapemyrtle flowers crapemyrtle flowers: close-up crapemyrtle flowers
Fruit
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  • FAMILY: LYTHRACEAE
  • ALTERNATE COMMON NAME:
  • LEAVES: alternate, simple, deciduous; obovate, 1-2 inches long; short petiole
  • FLOWER: large terminal panicles; present June through September; wide variety of colors; crimpled petals
  • FRUIT: round persistent capsule on terminal panicles
  • TWIGS:
  • BARK: smooth with large flaky plates, greenish to light gray.
  • FORM: small tree or large shrub; many varieties with either spreading or upright growth patterns
  • HABITAT: urban, old home sites
  • RANGE: introduced from southeast Asia
  • USES: over-used ornamental
    • Best Recognition Features:
    1. smooth to flaky bark
    2. flowers and capsules on large terminal panicles
    3. alternate, thin, obovate leaves

    NOTES:   at old home sites, when it isn't flowering, you could possibly confuse this with common privet (opposite leaf arrangement)

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