Crape myrtle
Historical marker location:
1200 Constitution Ave NW, The National Mall, District of Columbia
( Marker is on Madison Drive Northwest, 0.1 miles west of 12th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.)
Marker installed: 2019
Lagerstremia species and hybrids. Loosestrife family, Southeast Asia
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