Iridaceae FAMILY

Iris foetidissima

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

The roots of this plant are toxic to grazing mammals[ 100 Title Flowers of Europe - A Field Guide. Publication Author Polunin. O. Publisher Oxford University Press Year 1969 ISBN 0192176218 Description An excellent and well illustrated pocket guide for those with very large pockets. Also gives some details on plant uses. ]. Plants can cause skin irritations and allergies in some people[ 238 Title Encyclopaedia of Herbs and their Uses. Publication Author Bown. D. Publisher Dorling Kindersley, London. Year 1995 ISBN 0-7513-020-31 Description A very well presented and informative book on herbs from around the globe. Plenty in it for both the casual reader and the serious student. Just one main quibble is the silly way of having two separate entries for each plant. ].

Botanical Description

Iris foetidissima is a Evergreen Perennial up to 1.00 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of materials..

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeWestern Europe, including Britain, from France south and east to N. Africa, Italy and Greece.

HabitatOpen woods, hedgebanks and shady places, usually on calcareous soils[ 4 Title A Modern Herbal. Publication Author Grieve. Publisher Penguin Year 1984 ISBN 0-14-046-440-9 Description Not so modern (1930's?) but lots of information, mainly temperate plants. , 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. , 28 Title Plants for Shade. Publication Author Knight. F. P. Publisher Royal Horticultural Society. Year 1980 ISBN 0-900629-78-9 Description A small but informative booklet listing plants that can be grown in shady positions with a few cultivation details. ]. It is often also found on sea cliffs[ 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. ].