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Melissa cretica

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Perilla frutescens, known as deulkkae or Korean perilla in Korea, as egoma in Japan, and as zisu in China, is a species of Perilla in the mint family Lamiaceae. It is an annual plant native to Southeast Asia and Indian highlands, and is traditionally grown in the Korean peninsula, southern China, Japan and India as a crop. A variety of this plant, P. frutescens var. crispa known as "shiso", is widely grown in Japan.

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Family
Lamiaceae

Ecology

How it lives

Propagated by
Seed
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Name
Melissa cretica
Slug
melissa-cretica
Kingdom
Plantae
Family
Lamiaceae
Genus
Melissa
Species
cretica
Propagule type
seed
Container suitable
No
Indoor suitable
No
OSSI pledged
No
Hazard level
1
Data completeness
43

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