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Perilla frutescens
beefsteak mint, beefsteak plant, purple mint
Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Non-native
Abundance:	Common

Scientific Name with Authority:		Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Lamiales, Family Lamiaceae, Genus Perilla, Species Perilla frutescens


Park Tags:
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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		GNR
NatureServe State Rank:		KY: SNA
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park	Anacostia Park
Antietam National Battlefield	Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
Arkansas Post National Memorial	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Big Thicket National Preserve	Blue Ridge Parkway
Bluestone National Scenic River	Buffalo National River
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site	Catoctin Mountain Park
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area	Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park	Colonial National Historical Park
Congaree National Park	Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
First State National Historical Park	George Washington Birthplace National Monument
George Washington Carver National Monument	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Gettysburg National Military Park	Great Falls Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site	Hot Springs National Park
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Kings Mountain National Military Park
Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park	Mammoth Cave National Park
Manassas National Battlefield Park	Monocacy National Battlefield
Natchez Trace Parkway	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park	Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Pea Ridge National Military Park	Prince William Forest Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park	Rock Creek Park
Shenandoah National Park	Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial
Thomas Stone National Historic Site	Valley Forge National Historical Park
Vicksburg National Military Park	Wilson's Creek National Battlefield


Last Modified Date:	6/11/2025

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 9/30/2025 10:32:48 PM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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