Beefsteak Plant

perilla frutescens

The Beefsteak Plant has beautiful green leaves that can look purple in the sun! It's not just pretty; it has a yummy flavor that many people love to use in cooking.

Lebensraum: You can find it in gardens and farms, usually in warm climates.

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The Beefsteak Plant has distinctive ovate to broad-ovate leaves, often deeply serrated, that range from vibrant green to deep purple. Its square stems bear tiny, inconspicuous white to pale purple flowers arranged in slender terminal spikes.

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Beefsteak Plant

Kategorie

Pflanzen

Seltenheit

Common

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Interessante Fakten

It's a super popular herb in Asian cooking, giving dishes a unique spicy flavor!

Its leaves can be bright green, deep purple, or even a mix of both colors!

Many people call it 'Shiso' or 'Perilla' depending on where they live!

The plant's tiny seeds are pressed to make a healthy oil, rich in good fats!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Beefsteak Plant has powerful aromatic oils that deter common herbivores, helping it stay safe from hungry creatures.

Beefsteak Plant can self-seed vigorously, scattering its tiny seeds widely to grow new plants easily each year.

Beefsteak Plant can produce vibrant purple pigments, which might protect its leaves from too much sun.

Maße und Details

Höhe: 30-90 cm
Ausbreitung: 20-40 cm
Blütengröße: 0.3-0.5 cm
Blütezeit: Late summer to fall
Essbar: Ja
Giftigkeit: Keine
Lebenszyklus: Einjährig
Bestäubungsmethode: Insekten

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

Honey bee

Apis mellifera

Visits flowers to collect nectar and pollen.

pollinates

Two-spotted bumblebee

Bombus bimaculatus

Helps transfer pollen between its small blooms.

eats

Human

Homo sapiens

Cultivates and consumes its flavorful leaves and seeds.

eaten by

Cotton aphid

Aphis gossypii

Feeds on the sap from its leaves and stems.

Merkmale

Farbenfroh

Farbenfroh beschreibt Organismen oder Objekte, die eine große Vielfalt an leuchtenden und deutlich erkennbaren Farben aufweisen.

Pflanzenfressend

Dieses Merkmal kennzeichnet Lebewesen, deren Ernährung vollständig oder hauptsächlich aus pflanzlichem Material besteht.

Wald

Waldlebensräume sind terrestrische Lebensräume, die von dichtem Baumbestand dominiert werden und eine große Vielfalt an Pflanzen- und Tierarten beherbergen.