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

   
Symbol: PEFRC2
Group: Dicot
Family: Lamiaceae
Duration: Annual
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Native Status:  
L48    I



 
More Information:
  • Classification Report
  • Data Source and Documentation
 

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

Distributional Map for Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. crispa (Benth.) Deane
Distribution Map Legend

Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. crispa (Benth.) Deane distribution:
USA (AR, CT, DE, IL, IN, KY, MA, MO, MS, NC, NY, PA, SC, VA, WV)

County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:
IL, IN, MO

 

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

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

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

     
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.

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.
 

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 NO FAC FAC+ NO NO NO NO NO NO NO

 

Integrated Taxonomic Information Sytem (ITIS) :
Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. crispa (Benth.) Deane

ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 529520.

 

 

 

 
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