Flower profile

Fiddlewood

Citharexylum caudatum

Not native to Hawaii

Fiddlewood is a flowering plant.

1states

1,052HI sightings*

1,052U.S. sightings*

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

On our lists for: Hawaii

Quick look

It belongs to the Verbenaceae family. ^iNaturalist
USDA PLANTS describes it as a shrub / a tree with a perennial life cycle. ^{USDA PLANTS}
NatureServe lists it as not native to Hawaii. ^NatureServe
iNaturalist has 1,052 research-grade sightings of it in Hawaii, ranking #42 among the 105 flowers on our Hawaii list. ^iNaturalist

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When does it bloom?

Flowering records by month across the U.S. (iNaturalist research-grade observations marked “Flowering”) (11 records)

There are only a handful of Hawaii flowering records, so this chart uses records from across the U.S.

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 fiddlewood in 1 states.

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recorded by USDA PLANTS on our state lists not recorded

See the full list of states

Hawaii.

Hawaii counties with USDA records: Honolulu.

More Hawaii flowers

Common lantana

Lantana camara

Introduced

🌼 Blooms in HI: February–December

Rattail

Stachytarpheta cayennensis

🌼 Blooms in HI: January–December

ʻōhiʻa lehua

Metrosideros polymorpha

Native

🌼 Blooms in HI: January–December

Sources

USDA, NRCS. PLANTS Database, profile CICA8.
iNaturalist, Citharexylum caudatum: taxonomy, research-grade observation counts and “Flowering” annotations, retrieved October 17, 2026.
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, Citharexylum caudatum (global and state ranks).
Edibility and toxicity: no source found (marked "not well documented").
Photo: Damien Wallace via iNaturalist · CC0 · resized.