Name: IRIS spp.
Toxicity: considered toxic
I.pseudacorus (Yellow Iris) Continent: Europe Habitat: IV, V
I.foetidissima (Stinking I.) Continent: Europe Habitat: VII
I.spuria (Blue Iris) Continent:Eurasia Habitat: VI, VII
Applicable Plant Components: root, herb, seed
Sanctificational: herb, root
Convocational: root
Fortificational: root
Psychical: root, herb
Pacificatory: root, herb
Reconciliatory: herb, root
Amoristic: herb
Protectant: root, herb
Tutelary: root
Preserval: root, herb
Vulnerary: seed, root
Plenitudinal: root
Plenarial: root
Ensurant: root
Divinatory: root
Affirmational: root
Resurgent: root
Anecdotal: Iris leaves can be woven into baskets, fishnets, bags, traps, snares, cording, and mats. The petals are rendered into dye for baskets. When carried Iris affords protection against predation, whether spiritual or corporeal, when traveling, gathering or hunting. The herb and root can be strewn to ward off illness. Iris is empowerment medicine. Its spirit is invoked to address spiritual pain that impairs self-expression or the ability to comprehend the influence of ancestral or beneficent spirits. Iris is linked to transmutational events as well, promoting rebirth and strength in new lives. It resolves endopsychic wounds that might have contributed to the issues mentioned.