Beefsteak Plant Perilla frutescens (Linnaeus) BrittonNon-native  -  Invasive    Synonyms: Chinese Basil, Perilla, Perilla frutescens var. crispa, Purple Mint.
Kingdom Plantae   >   Division Tracheophyta   >   Class Magnoliopsida   >   Order Lamiales   >   Family Lamiaceae   >   Genus Perilla   

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A Beefsteak Plant blooming in Wicomico Co., Maryland (9/2/2012). Introduced from Asia, where it is a traditional crop, especially in Japan. Read more on invasive status. Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Beefsteak Plant in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/8/2010). Photo by Bill Harms. (MBP list)

Beefsteak Plant at Middle Patuxent Environmental Area, Howard Co., Maryland (9/2/2012). Photo by Nancy Magnusson. (MBP list)

Beefsteak Plant blooming in Harford Co., Maryland (9/4/2013). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)

Beefsteak Plant blooming in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/3/2016). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

Beefsteak Plant in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/31/2010). Photo by Bill Harms. (MBP list)

Beefsteak Plant detail in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/15/2012). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Beefsteak Plant in Wicomico Co., Maryland (5/5/2013). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

Beefsteak Plant in Kent Co., Maryland (7/5/2016). Photo by Nancy Martin. (MBP list)

Beefsteak Plant in Allegany Co., Maryland (9/12/2016). Photo by Kimberly Booth. (MBP list)

Beefsteak Plant in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/26/2020). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A well past beefsteak Plant in Talbot Co., Maryland (2/25/2013). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

Beefsteak Plant in Kent Co., Maryland (10/9/2017). Photo by Wayne Longbottom. (MBP list)

Beefsteak Plant growing in Kent Co., Maryland (3/26/2016). Photo by Nancy Martin. (MBP list)

Close-up of Beefsteak Plant (past) in Prince George's Co., Maryland (4/10/2015). Photo by USGS PWRC. (MBP list)

Beefsteak Plant in Prince George's Co., Maryland (10/24/2013). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)

Beefsteak Plant in Prince George's Co., Maryland (12/13/2020). (c) Carrie Seltzer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Carrie Seltzer via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Beefsteak Plant in Dorchester Co., Maryland (9/28/2020). (c) Wayne Longbottom, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Wayne Longbottom. (MBP list)

Beefsteak Plant in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/9/2020). (c) Peter M Martin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Peter M Martin via iNaturalist. (MBP list)


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MBP marks as "Invasive" any taxon listed in the Maryland Invasive Species Council (MISC) list of Invasive Species of Concern in Maryland. You can read their criteria and review the lists here: https://mdinvasives.org/species-of-concern/.