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Missouri Invasive Plant Council // Invasive Plant Pages

Beefsteak plant

Beefsteak plant

Perilla frutescens

Identification and fact sheets
  • Download a printable Perilla Fact Sheet.
  • Learn about perilla at Invasive.org
  • Read more from the University of Missouri Extension about the dangers of perilla
  • Read more about identification, threats presented by perilla, and perilla control from the University of Tennessee Extension
  • Read more about identification, threats presented by perilla, perilla facts and history, as well as perilla control from Purdue University Extension
  • See more photos on the MU Weed ID page for Beefsteak plant

Representative photos of beefsteak plant:

Dried Perilla fructensens Jeff City Carol Davit
Dried Perilla fructensens. Photo by Carol Davit.
Perilla frutescens. Photo by Dan Tenaglia.
Perilla frutescens. Photo by Dan Tenaglia.

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