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Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton
beefsteakplant

       
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Photo of Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton
Douglas Ladd. USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton

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Distribution:
Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton

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USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV), CAN (ON)
 

Related Taxa:
Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton

View 76 genera in Lamiaceae, 1 species in Perilla or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. crispa (Benth.) Deane. .
Perilla frutescens var. crispa
beefsteakplant
Distribution of Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. frutescens. .
Perilla frutescens var. frutescens
beefsteakplant
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Asteridae
Order Lamiales
Family Lamiaceae – Mint family
Genus Perilla L. – perilla
Species Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton – beefsteakplant
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton

beefsteak mint

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

KY        Haragan, P.D. 1991. Weeds of Kentucky and adjacent states: a field guide. The University Press of Kentucky. Lexington, Kentucky. 278pp.
SWSS        Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
 

Introduced Information:
Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Common Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACU+,FAC+ FACU+ FAC FAC NO FAC FAC+ NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 32634.

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 

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Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton

VA-Virginia NHP: Invasive Alien Plants of Virginia

 
 
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