Iridaceae Iris missouriensis Nutt.

Rocky Mountain Iris

Yavapai - Drug, Cathartic

Use documented by:
Gifford, E. W., 1936, Northeastern and Western Yavapai, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 34:247-345, page 261

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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: Yavapai
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cathartic
Notes: Decoction of root taken as a purgative.

RECRD: 20661 id: 18049

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