Perilla mint
Common Name:
perilla mint
Scientific Name:
Perilla frutescens
Family:
Lamiaceae
Lifecycle:
Annual
Features
Annual herb. Plant green to purple throughout. Leaves opposite, ovate to cordate, crenate edges. Stems square. Mint-like smell when plant material crushed. Elongated flowering stem at apex of plant. Flowers small, white.
Description
Common in pasture forest edges. More adapted to partial shade to shaded areas. Plant is highly toxic to ruminants.