Iridaceae Iris missouriensis Nutt.

Rocky Mountain Iris

Montana Indian - Drug, Emetic

Use documented by:
Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 13

View all documented uses for Iris missouriensis Nutt.

---

Scientific name: Iris missouriensis Nutt.
USDA symbol: IRMI (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Rocky Mountain Iris
Family: Iridaceae
Family (APG): Iridaceae
Native American Tribe: Montana Indian
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Emetic
Notes: Decoction of rootstocks used by medicine men to induce vomiting.

RECRD: 87843 id: 18028

---