Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderAsparagales
FamilyIridaceae
GenusIris
Scientific name with authorshipIris sibirica L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Biris sibirica (L.) Medik.Iris acuta Willd.Iris angustifolia Gilib.Iris angustifolia Salisb.Iris bicolor Mill.Iris erirrhiza Posp.Iris flexuosa MurrayIris mandraliscae TineoIris mandraliscae Tineo ex Tornab.Iris maritima Mill.Iris nertchinskia Lodd., 1833Iris pratensis Lam.Iris pratensis subsp. odorata Pers.Iris pseudosibirica SchurIris sibirica f. albiflora MakinoIris sibirica var. acuta (Willd.) Trevir.Iris sibirica var. albida RegelIris sibirica var. angustifolia RegelIris sibirica var. erirrhiza (Posp.) Asch. & Graebn.Iris sibirica var. flexuosa (Murray) BakerIris sibirica var. flexuosa (Murray) Ker Gawl.Iris sibirica var. haematophylla BesserIris sibirica var. pallida RegelIris sibirica var. stenopetala RegelIris sibirica var. typica Maxim.Iris spathulata Cav.Iris stricta MoenchLimnirion sibiricum (L.) OpizLimniris sibirica (L.) FussXiphion flexuosum (Murray) Alef.Xiphion orientalis Schrank, 1789Xiphion pratense Parl.Xiphion sibiricum (L.) SchrankXyridion flexuosum (Murray) KlattXyridion sibiricum (L.) Klatt
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental use
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier439087-1
Use codesEU ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
European Red List of Medicinal PlantsUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.