How to identify southern crape myrtle

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1. Leaves

2. Flowers

3. Fruit

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Leaves: Lagerstroemia indica leaves are membranous, oblong or oblong-lanceolate, and rarely oval. The top is tapered and the base is broad wedge-shaped. Flowers: White or rose, in panicles, with a 5-lobed calyx and triangular lobes with 6 petals. Fruit: The capsule is oval, about 6-8 mm long, with 3-6 lobes. The fruiting period is from July to October.

1. Leaves

1. Leaves

The leaves of Lagerstroemia indica are membranous, oblong or oblong-lanceolate, and rarely oval. It is about 2-9 cm long and 1-4 cm wide. The top is acuminate and the base is broad wedge-shaped. The midrib is slightly sunken at the top and raised at the bottom. There are 3-10 pairs of lateral veins and the tops are together.

2. Flowers

Southern crape myrtle The flowers are small, densely grown, white or rose in color, in panicles, about 5-15 cm long, with gray-brown pubescence. The calyx has 5 lobes, the lobes are triangular, and the petals are 6. The flowering period is from June to August.

3. Fruit

Southern crape myrtle The capsule is oval, about 6-8 mm long, with 3-6 lobes. The fruiting period is from July to October.

2. Flowers

3. Fruit

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