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Perilla frutescens | Beefsteak plant | Edible Uses

View photos of the edible plant Perilla frutescens (Beefsteak plant), profiled in the Wild Edible Series: Arkansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas 2.

A passage from Wild Edible Plants of Oklahoma:

Beefsteak plant is an Asian native. Naturalized extensively in North America, it is locally common east of Tulsa and throughout the southeastern corner of the state.