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HAWAII - CULTIVATED

Perilla frutescens

Waimanalo, Oahu

PERILLA, BEEFSTEAK PLANT, JAPANESE BASIL    SHISO

Edible herb in cultivation.  Invasive in the SE USA.  Color variable.  Native to East Asia.

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