PLANTS Profile for Perilla frutescens var. crispa (beefsteakplant)

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PLANTS Profile

Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. crispa (Benth.) Deane
beefsteakplant

Symbol:

PEFRC2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Lamiaceae

Duration:

Annual

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

More Information:

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Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. crispa (Benth.) Deane

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Distribution:
Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. crispa (Benth.) Deane


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AR, CT, DE, IL, IN, KY, MA, MO, MS, NC, NY, PA, SC, VA, WV)

Related Taxa:
Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. crispa (Benth.) Deane

View 76 genera in Lamiaceae, 1 species in Perilla, 2 varieties in Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton

Classification:
Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. crispa (Benth.) Deane

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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
Variety	Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. crispa (Benth.) Deane – beefsteakplant

U.S. Weed Information:
Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. crispa (Benth.) Deane

Perilla frutescens
beefsteak mint

The related entity italicized and indented above 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 var. crispa (Benth.) Deane

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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Wetland Indicator Status:
Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. crispa (Benth.) Deane

Perilla frutescens:

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+

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. crispa (Benth.) Deane

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 529520.

Time Generated: 10/06/2008 07:04 AM MDT