botanical record · discovered
Blue Flag
Iris versicolor
Blue Flag · / · Amerikansk sump-iris · Gellesg Porffor · Gellesgen Borffor · Harlequin Blueflag · Iris Borffor · Iris versicolore, Iris changeant, Iris bigarré · Purple Iris · Purple Water Flag · Schillernde Schwertlilie · Spraglet iris
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Turkey, US(Amerindian), North America, US(Appalachia), ", US
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Alterative, Bruise, Cathartic, Depurative
Science studied: FURFURAL, FURFUROL, HEPTACOSAN, LAURIC-ACID
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Iridaceae
Scientific name: Iris versicolor
Common names: Blue Flag, /, Amerikansk sump-iris, Gellesg Porffor, Gellesgen Borffor, Harlequin Blueflag, Iris Borffor, Iris versicolore, Iris changeant, Iris bigarré, Purple Iris, Purple Water Flag, Schillernde Schwertlilie, Spraglet iris
POWO: 439235-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone
History
The source record documents this plant in Turkey, US(Amerindian), Elsewhere, North America, US(Appalachia), ", US.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Alterative
- Bruise
- Cathartic
- Depurative
- Diuretic
- Emetic
- Gastritis
- Poison
show 6 more documented entries
- Poultice
- Stimulant
- Tumor
- Laxative
- Sore
- Syphilis
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Turkey
- US(Amerindian)
- Elsewhere
- North America
- US(Appalachia)
- "
- US
Documented cultural uses
- Alterative
- Bruise
- Cathartic
- Depurative
- Diuretic
- Emetic
- Gastritis
- Poison
- Poultice
- Stimulant
- Tumor
- Laxative
show 2 more documented entries
- Sore
- Syphilis
Cultural record detail
These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.
- Alterative · Turkey · "
- Bruise · US(Amerindian) · "
- Cathartic · US(Amerindian) · "
- Depurative · Turkey · "
- Diuretic · Turkey · "
- Diuretic · Elsewhere · "
- Diuretic · North America · "
- Emetic · US(Amerindian) · "
- Gastritis · US(Appalachia) · "
- Poison · " · "
- Poultice · US(Appalachia) · "
- Stimulant · Turkey · "
- Tumor · US · "
- Laxative · Turkey · "
- Sore · US(Appalachia) · "
- Syphilis · Turkey · "
- Emetic · North America · "
- Cathartic · North America · "
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- FURFURAL
- FURFUROL
- HEPTACOSAN
- LAURIC-ACID
- MYRICYL-ALCOHOL
- SALICYLIC-ACID
- STARCH
- IPURANOL
- ISOPHTHALIC-ACID
- STEARIC-ACID
- GUM
- IRIDIN
- PALMITIC-ACID
- TANNIN
- RESIN
- PHYTOSTEROLS
Legality
No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.
Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.
Reference images
Sources
Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP
World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0
show claim source mapping
- identity · DH-SRC-0030
- documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
- compounds · DH-SRC-0030
- taxonomy · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- common_names · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- countries · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- wfo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0003 · source ↗
- cultural_records · DH-SRC-0030 · source ↗
- powo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0001 · source ↗
- wcvp_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0002 · source ↗
CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
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