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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Perilla frutescens   FAMILY Lamiaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Perilla frutescens   FAMILY Lamiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Perilla frutescens

INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)

Perilla frutescens var. crispa

INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)

Perilla frutescens var. frutescens

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 164-34-001:

Perilla frutescens   FAMILY Lamiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Perilla frutescens

 

COMMON NAME:
Beefsteak-plant, Perilla


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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_pefr4_001_lvd

        

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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide    pnd_pefr4_003_lvd

        

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JK Marlow    jkm130128_185

January    Spartanburg County    SC

image of Perilla frutescens, Beefsteak-plant, Perilla

Roxanna Martin    rlmperillafrutescens_1

February    Spartanburg County    SC

Calyx long-pubescent, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

image of Perilla frutescens, Beefsteak-plant, Perilla

Roxanna Martin    rlm7210_183

July    Spartanburg County    SC

Leaves purple or green, ovate, 5-13cm long, 4-10cm wide, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

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JK Marlow    jkm180814_3826

August    McCormick County    SC

Parks Mill

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Gill Newberry    gn09_p_frutescens_fruits

September        

Calyx tube hairy, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).

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Gill Newberry    gn09_p_frutescens_plant

September        

Sometimes cultivated for its foliage, now escaped to roadsides and dry woods, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).

image of Perilla frutescens, Beefsteak-plant, Perilla

JK Marlow    jkm130928_729b

September    Spartanburg County    SC

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JK Marlow    jkm130928_730

September    Spartanburg County    SC

Leaves large (to 6" long), ovate, tapered to a long point, and long-stalked, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).

image of Perilla frutescens, Beefsteak-plant, Perilla

JK Marlow    jkm140924_941

September    Greenville County    SC

Swamp Rabbit Trail

image of Perilla frutescens, Beefsteak-plant, Perilla

JK Marlow    jkm140930_004

September    Greenville County    SC

Swamp Rabbit Trail

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JK Marlow    jkm140930_011

September    Greenville County    SC

Swamp Rabbit Trail

Stems 0.3-2m tall, green or purple, finely pilose or densely villous, per Flora of China.

image of Perilla frutescens, Beefsteak-plant, Perilla

Roxanna Martin    rlm9209_039

September    Spartanburg County    SC

image of Perilla frutescens, Beefsteak-plant, Perilla

Roxanna Martin    rlm9509_066

September    Spartanburg County    SC

Flowers borne in loose, elongate, terminal and axillary spikelike racemes, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).

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Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_perilla_frutescens

September        

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Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_perilla_frutescens_3

September        

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JK Marlow    jkm131002_828

October    Greenville County    SC

Ashmore Heritage Preserve

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Roxanna Martin    rlm10210_276

October    Spartanburg County    SC

Flower <.25" long, one of its 5 lobes slightly longer, with 4 stamens, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).

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Roxanna Martin    rlm10210_290

October    Spartanburg County    SC

Calyx zygomorphic, 2-lipped, upper lip 3-toothed, lower lip 2-toothed, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

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JK Marlow    jkm151113_685

November    McCormick County    SC

Sumter National Forest: Edgefield Ranger District

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JK Marlow    jkm151113_699

November    Edgefield County    SC

Sumter National Forest: Edgefield Ranger District

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Perilla frutescens   FAMILY Lamiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Perilla frutescens   FAMILY Lamiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Perilla frutescens

INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Perilla frutescens var. crispa

INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Perilla frutescens var. frutescens

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 164-34-001:
Perilla frutescens   FAMILY Lamiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Perilla frutescens

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

3336

Forb
Annual

Habitat: Moist disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: India

Common

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INVASIVE

This plant is causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:

 

LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
Leaves ovate
Leaves have petioles.
Margins coarsely serrate

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
White/ Lavender
Slightly bilaterally symmetrical
2-lipped 5-toothed calyx
5-lobed corolla
4 stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Fall
Brownish/ Reddish
Schizocarp of mericarps

 

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