Wow! That thing does look like a Coleus but, I think Esh is correct. Coleus leaf veins are totaly different.
Here's your picture:
 If my weeds looked that good, I'd be happy. Here's some info: Invasive Plants of Asian Origin Established in the US and Their Natural Enemies — 129
Introduction
Native to Eastern Asia, the genus
Perilla contains only one species and
three varieties. Perilla frutescens is
well-known in Chinese medicine and
has a long history of cultivation in
China[172].
Species and Related Varieties of
Perilla in China
Taxonomy
Family: Labiatae (Lamiaceae)
Genus: Perilla L.
Description
Perilla frutescens is an erect, annual
herb that grows 0.3 to 2 m tall. The
villose stems are purple or green with
four parallel grooves. Opposite leaves
are membranous or herbaceous, broadly
ovate or orbicular, 7-13 cm long and
4.5-10 cm wide, with mucronate tips,
a rounded or broad cuneate bases, and
dentate margins. The pilose surface of
the leaves may be green or purple on
both sides, or purple on the underside
only. Each leaf has seven to eight pairs
of lateral veins, which are closer together
near the base. The veins on the upper
surface are slightly raised, significantly so
on the underside. The petiole is flat and
villose. Composed of a pair of flowers,
the villose corymb inflorescence may
grow terminally or from the leaf axil.
The ten-veined, campanulate calyx
is villous basally outside and yellow
glandular dotted on the surface, and
pilose near the inside base, arranged
in a ring. The calyx is initially about
3 mm long, but expands to 1.1 cm,
spreading or drooping and swollen at
the base when fruited. The labiate calyx
has a broad upper sepal that is threelobed
and slightly longer than the lower
sepal, which has two lanceolate lobes.
The corolla is campanulate, white to
magenta, 3-4 mm long, glabrous, and
slightly pilose outside but less so inside.
The limb of the corolla is also labiate,
and composed of a slightly lobed upper
petal and three-lobed lower petal. The
sub-globose fruits are reticulate nutlets,
grayish-brown, about 1.5 mm in diameter.
In China, flowers and fruits appear in
August and linger until November to
December[172].
Habitat
P. frutescens grows along roadsides,
ditches, forest margins, and on
hillsides.
Distribution
P. frutescens occurs naturally and is
also cultivated in almost all provinces
of China[172].
Economic Importance
P. frutescens is widely cultivated as a
source of medicine and spices. Perilla oil,
which is contained in the seed, is edible
and also used as a preservative[172]. |
