What is Crepe myrtle?
{{Taxobox | name = Crepe myrtle | image = Lagerstromia 04.jpg | image_width = 240px | image_caption = ''Lagerstroemia indica'' | regnum = [[Plantae]] | divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]] | classis = [[Magnoliopsida]] | ordo = [[Myrtales]] | familia = [[Lythraceae]] | genus = '''''Lagerstroemia''''' | genus_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]] | subdivision_ranks = Species | subdivision = See text }} The common '''crepe mirtle''' was introduced in South Carolina by Andre Michaux. This multistemmed shrub with crepe-like texture petals, and diverse colors is resistant to frosts. The genus is dedicated to Magnus von Lagerstroem, who supplied [[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]] plant he collected. ==Taxonomy== *''Lagerstroemia indiana'' (L.)Pers. [[File:Lagerstromia bloom.JPG|thumb|left|bloom]] ==Other websites== *[http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/PDF/PDF13/Lagerstroemia.pdf Flora of China 13, 277] *[http://dallas.tamu.edu/woody/cmyrtle/ The Craple myrtle] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071222124217/http://dallas.tamu.edu/woody/cmyrtle/ |date=2007-12-22 }} [[Category:Myrtales]]