Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Lamiids: Lamiales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Perilla frutescens
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
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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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Roxanna Martin rlmperillafrutescens_1
February Spartanburg County SC
Calyx long-pubescent, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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).
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).
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).
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).
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.
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).
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).
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).
JK Marlow jkm151113_685
November McCormick County SC
Sumter National Forest: Edgefield Ranger District
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
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