Perilla frutescens

Beefsteak Plant, Perilla

[not native to the Mid-Atlantic area - considered to be invasive]

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Family: Lamiaceae (Mint family)

Mid-Atlantic bloom time: August - October
Mid-Atlantic fruit ripe: October - December

Beefsteak Plant is invasive in alluvial and other moist habitats. Its dead, dried flower stem remains until the following spring or summer.

7 October 2018 Freedom Park, Williamsburg, VA	7 October 2018 Freedom Park, Williamsburg, VA	7 October 2018 Freedom Park, Williamsburg, VA	7 October 2018 Freedom Park, Williamsburg, VA
8 September 2022 Manassas National Battlefield Park, Manassas, VA	8 September 2022 Manassas National Battlefield Park, Manassas, VA	14 April 2021 Great Falls National Park, Great Falls, VA (persistent dried stems)	14 April 2021 Great Falls National Park, Great Falls, VA (persistent dried stems)

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