Flower profile

Cure-for-all

Pluchea carolinensis

Not native to Hawaii

Cure-for-all is a flowering plant that USDA PLANTS lists as native in the lower 48 states.

2states

817HI sightings*

2,142U.S. sightings*

*iNaturalist research-grade observations, as of October 17, 2026.

On our lists for: Hawaii

Quick look

Pluchea carolinensis is a plant in the genus Pluchea.
From Wikipedia's article Pluchea carolinensis, CC BY-SA 4.0.

It belongs to the Asteraceae family. ^iNaturalist
USDA PLANTS describes it as a shrub with a perennial life cycle. ^{USDA PLANTS}
USDA PLANTS lists it as native in the lower 48 states and records it in 2 states. ^{USDA PLANTS}
NatureServe lists it as not native to Hawaii. ^NatureServe
iNaturalist has 817 research-grade sightings of it in Hawaii, ranking #53 among the 105 flowers on our Hawaii list. ^iNaturalist

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When does it bloom?

Flowering records by month in Hawaii (iNaturalist research-grade observations marked “Flowering”) (17 records)

Conservation status

Federal (U.S. ESA): Not listed No U.S. Endangered Species Act listing in the USFWS ECOS database. ^{USFWS ECOS}
NatureServe global: G5 Secure worldwide. ^NatureServe
Hawaii: Not listed Not on Hawaii threatened and endangered plants (HAR 13-107; the state list follows the federal list), DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife. NatureServe: SNA, not applicable (usually because it isn't native there) in Hawaii. ^{HAR 13-107}
Rare elsewhere: No other U.S. state ranks it S1, S2, SH or SX.

Checked October 17, 2026. Rankings and lists can change, so follow the links for the latest.

Can you eat it?

For peopleNot well documented

None of the sources we checked (NC State Extension (no page for this plant), USDA PLANTS) say whether it's edible or poisonous for people.

For petsNot well documented

It isn't on the ASPCA plant list.

🌿 Never eat a wild plant unless you're certain of its ID; this isn't medical advice. Worried about a person? Call Poison Control at 1-800-222-1222. Worried about a pet? Call your vet.

Where does it grow?

USDA PLANTS records cure-for-all in 2 states.

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recorded by USDA PLANTS on our state lists not recorded

See the full list of states

Florida, Hawaii.

Hawaii counties with USDA records: Honolulu, Kauai, Maui.

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Sources

USDA, NRCS. PLANTS Database, profile PLCA10.
iNaturalist, Pluchea carolinensis: taxonomy, research-grade observation counts and “Flowering” annotations, retrieved October 17, 2026.
Wikipedia, Pluchea carolinensis (lead quoted under CC BY-SA 4.0).
Hawaii: Hawaii threatened and endangered plants (HAR 13-107; the state list follows the federal list), DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife.
Hawaii: Hawaii noxious weed list (HAR 4-68).
USFWS, ECOS species database (ESA listing check), October 17, 2026.
NatureServe Explorer, Pluchea carolinensis (global and state ranks).
Edibility and toxicity: no source found (marked "not well documented").
Photo: florawhite via iNaturalist · CC BY 4.0 · resized.