Family: Iridaceae or Iris
Ecology/ Botany:
This perennial, small, flowering grass prefers moist, grassy openings in dry climatic regions in Interior Douglas Fir forest zones.
Medicinal/ Other Uses:
It has been used by Indigenous North Americans medicinally as treatment for diarrhea and other stomach and intestinal disorders, especially in children.
References/ Other useful links:
Parish, Coupe, Lloyd. 1996. Plants of Southern Interior British Columbia. B. C. Ministry of Forests and Lone Pine Publishing.
E-FLORA BC: ELECTRONIC ATLAS OF THE FLORA OF BRITISH COLUMBIA