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§1 Plant
Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton
vernacular beefsteakplant — species · Lamiaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Duration
- Annual
- Group
- Dicot
- Family
- Lamiaceae Martinov
- Genus
- Perilla
§2a
Native status, by region
- CAN Canada Introduced
- L48 Lower 48 States Introduced
§2b
County-level range
· 567 counties across 27 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 567 counties across 27 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 6 I ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 51 I ▾
- Arkansas 05001
- Ashley 05003
- Baxter 05005
- Benton 05007
- Bradley 05011
- Calhoun 05013
- Carroll 05015
- Chicot 05017
- Clark 05019
- Cleburne 05023
- Columbia 05027
- Conway 05029
- Craighead 05031
- Crawford 05033
- Crittenden 05035
- Desha 05041
- Drew 05043
- Faulkner 05045
- Franklin 05047
- Fulton 05049
- Garland 05051
- Grant 05053
- Greene 05055
- Howard 05061
- Independence 05063
- Izard 05065
- Jefferson 05069
- Lawrence 05075
- Lee 05077
- Lincoln 05079
- Little River 05081
- Logan 05083
- Madison 05087
- Marion 05089
- Mississippi 05093
- Montgomery 05097
- Nevada 05099
- Newton 05101
- Poinsett 05111
- Polk 05113
- Pulaski 05119
- Randolph 05121
- Saline 05125
- Sharp 05135
- St. Francis 05123
- Stone 05137
- Union 05139
- Van Buren 05141
- Washington 05143
- White 05145
- Yell 05149
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 I ▾
Florida view state ↗ 7 I ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 14 I ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 38 I ▾
- Adams 17001
- Alexander 17003
- Brown 17009
- Calhoun 17013
- Cass 17017
- Clark 17023
- Cook 17031
- Crawford 17033
- Edwards 17047
- Gallatin 17059
- Greene 17061
- Hancock 17067
- Jackson 17077
- Jersey 17083
- Johnson 17087
- Knox 17095
- Lawrence 17101
- Livingston 17105
- Macoupin 17117
- Madison 17119
- Mason 17125
- Massac 17127
- Monroe 17133
- Morgan 17137
- Perry 17145
- Pike 17149
- Pope 17151
- Randolph 17157
- Richland 17159
- Saline 17165
- Schuyler 17169
- Scott 17171
- St. Clair 17163
- Union 17181
- Wabash 17185
- Washington 17189
- Williamson 17199
- Woodford 17203
Indiana view state ↗ 17 I ▾
Iowa view state ↗ 1 I ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 20 I ▾
Kentucky view state ↗ 37 I ▾
- Allen 21003
- Barren 21009
- Bell 21013
- Breathitt 21025
- Caldwell 21033
- Calloway 21035
- Campbell 21037
- Carlisle 21039
- Clark 21049
- Clay 21051
- Edmonson 21061
- Fayette 21067
- Floyd 21071
- Fulton 21075
- Green 21087
- Hardin 21093
- Harlan 21095
- Harrison 21097
- Hickman 21105
- Jefferson 21111
- Jessamine 21113
- Lee 21129
- Letcher 21133
- Livingston 21139
- Madison 21151
- Marshall 21157
- Menifee 21165
- Mercer 21167
- Montgomery 21173
- Muhlenberg 21177
- Ohio 21183
- Perry 21193
- Pike 21195
- Powell 21197
- Russell 21207
- Scott 21209
- Wayne 21231
Louisiana view state ↗ 47 I ▾
- Allen 22003
- Avoyelles 22009
- Beauregard 22011
- Bienville 22013
- Bossier 22015
- Caddo 22017
- Calcasieu 22019
- Caldwell 22021
- Cameron 22023
- Catahoula 22025
- Claiborne 22027
- Concordia 22029
- De Soto 22031
- East Baton Rouge 22033
- East Carroll 22035
- East Feliciana 22037
- Evangeline 22039
- Franklin 22041
- Grant 22043
- Iberia 22045
- Iberville 22047
- Jackson 22049
- Jefferson 22051
- Lafayette 22055
- LaSalle 22059
- Lincoln 22061
- Livingston 22063
- Madison 22065
- Morehouse 22067
- Natchitoches 22069
- Ouachita 22073
- Pointe Coupee 22077
- Rapides 22079
- Richland 22083
- Sabine 22085
- St. Helena 22091
- St. Landry 22097
- St. Tammany 22103
- Tangipahoa 22105
- Tensas 22107
- Union 22111
- Vermilion 22113
- Washington 22117
- Webster 22119
- West Carroll 22123
- West Feliciana 22125
- Winn 22127
Massachusetts view state ↗ 3 I ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 1 I ▾
Minnesota view state ↗ 1 I ▾
Mississippi view state ↗ 15 I ▾
Missouri view state ↗ 73 I ▾
- Andrew 29003
- Barry 29009
- Barton 29011
- Benton 29015
- Bollinger 29017
- Butler 29023
- Camden 29029
- Cape Girardeau 29031
- Carroll 29033
- Carter 29035
- Cass 29037
- Cedar 29039
- Christian 29043
- Cole 29051
- Crawford 29055
- Dade 29057
- Dallas 29059
- Dent 29065
- Douglas 29067
- Dunklin 29069
- Franklin 29071
- Greene 29077
- Henry 29083
- Hickory 29085
- Howard 29089
- Howell 29091
- Iron 29093
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Jefferson 29099
- Johnson 29101
- Laclede 29105
- Lafayette 29107
- Lawrence 29109
- Lincoln 29113
- Madison 29123
- Maries 29125
- Marion 29127
- McDonald 29119
- Miller 29131
- Mississippi 29133
- Monroe 29137
- Montgomery 29139
- Newton 29145
- Oregon 29149
- Osage 29151
- Ozark 29153
- Pemiscot 29155
- Perry 29157
- Phelps 29161
- Pike 29163
- Polk 29167
- Pulaski 29169
- Ralls 29173
- Randolph 29175
- Reynolds 29179
- Ripley 29181
- Saline 29195
- Scott 29201
- Shannon 29203
- St. Charles 29183
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Francois 29187
- St. Louis 29189
- Ste. Genevieve 29186
- Stoddard 29207
- Stone 29209
- Taney 29213
- Texas 29215
- Washington 29221
- Wayne 29223
- Webster 29225
- Wright 29229
Nebraska view state ↗ 2 I ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 8 I ▾
New York view state ↗ 13 I ▾
North Carolina view state ↗ 26 I ▾
- Alamance 37001
- Alexander 37003
- Cabarrus 37025
- Chatham 37037
- Cherokee 37039
- Cleveland 37045
- Durham 37063
- Franklin 37069
- Granville 37077
- Greene 37079
- Guilford 37081
- Harnett 37085
- Henderson 37089
- Hertford 37091
- Madison 37115
- Martin 37117
- Mitchell 37121
- Moore 37125
- Orange 37135
- Pitt 37147
- Polk 37149
- Randolph 37151
- Rutherford 37161
- Tyrrell 37177
- Wake 37183
- Washington 37187
Ohio view state ↗ 20 I ▾
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 20 I ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 9 I ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 45 I ▾
- Anderson 47001
- Bedford 47003
- Bledsoe 47007
- Blount 47009
- Campbell 47013
- Cannon 47015
- Carroll 47017
- Cheatham 47021
- Clay 47027
- Cocke 47029
- Davidson 47037
- Dyer 47045
- Franklin 47051
- Giles 47055
- Grainger 47057
- Grundy 47061
- Hawkins 47073
- Haywood 47075
- Henderson 47077
- Houston 47083
- Humphreys 47085
- Jackson 47087
- Jefferson 47089
- Knox 47093
- Lake 47095
- Lauderdale 47097
- Lawrence 47099
- Macon 47111
- Madison 47113
- Marshall 47117
- Montgomery 47125
- Morgan 47129
- Obion 47131
- Polk 47139
- Rhea 47143
- Scott 47151
- Sevier 47155
- Shelby 47157
- Stewart 47161
- Sumner 47165
- Tipton 47167
- Union 47173
- Van Buren 47175
- Warren 47177
- Williamson 47187
Virginia view state ↗ 73 I ▾
- Accomack 51001
- Albemarle 51003
- Amelia 51007
- Amherst 51009
- Appomattox 51011
- Arlington 51013
- Bedford 51019
- Botetourt 51023
- Brunswick 51025
- Buchanan 51027
- Buckingham 51029
- Campbell 51031
- Caroline 51033
- Charles City 51036
- Charlotte 51037
- Chesterfield 51041
- Clarke 51043
- Culpeper 51047
- Cumberland 51049
- Dickenson 51051
- Dinwiddie 51053
- Fairfax 51059
- Fauquier 51061
- Fluvanna 51065
- Franklin 51067
- Frederick 51069
- Gloucester 51073
- Goochland 51075
- Greene 51079
- Halifax 51083
- Hanover 51085
- Henrico 51087
- Isle of Wight 51093
- James City 51095
- King and Queen 51097
- King George 51099
- King William 51101
- Lancaster 51103
- Lee 51105
- Loudoun 51107
- Louisa 51109
- Lunenburg 51111
- Madison 51113
- Mathews 51115
- Mecklenburg 51117
- Middlesex 51119
- Nelson 51125
- New Kent 51127
- Newport News (city) 51700
- Northampton 51131
- Northumberland 51133
- Orange 51137
- Page 51139
- Pittsylvania 51143
- Powhatan 51145
- Prince Edward 51147
- Prince William 51153
- Rappahannock 51157
- Richmond 51159
- Rockbridge 51163
- Rockingham 51165
- Russell 51167
- Scott 51169
- Shenandoah 51171
- Southampton 51175
- Spotsylvania 51177
- Stafford 51179
- Suffolk (city) 51800
- Surry 51181
- Warren 51187
- Westmoreland 51193
- Wise 51195
- York 51199
West Virginia view state ↗ 18 I ▾
Wisconsin view state ↗ 1 I ▾
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/PEFR4 ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/5341394 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
usda-plants-mt-2026-05-26
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