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White Crepe Myrtle
White Crepe Myrtle
Lagerstroemia indica
Plantae
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
50+ yrs
Size
Large
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Subtropical forest
Range
East Asia
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Status
Common

About

White Crepe Myrtle is a flowering shrub that grows in the subtropical regions of the Americas, Europe, and Asia. It has been cultivated as a garden plant for its attractive blooms, which are white and bloom in clusters.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Myrtales
Family
Lythraceae
Genus
Lagerstroemia
Species
Lagerstroemia indica