Nototrichium humile NatureServe Explorer Species Reports — NatureServe Explorer is a source for authoritative conservation information on more than 50,000 plants, animals and ecological communtities of the U.S and Canada. NatureServe Explorer provides in-depth information on rare and endangered species, but includes common plants and animals too. NatureServe Explorer is a product of NatureServe in collaboration with the Natural Heritage Network.
ITIS Reports — Nototrichium humile ITIS (the Integrated Taxonomic Information System) is a source for authoritative taxonomic information on plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.Nototrichium humileis a Hawaiian endangered endemic plant. It can be found in the Wai’anae Mountains on Oahu and the Lauala’ilua Hills of East Maui. It grows in the remaining patches of dry forests on cliff faces, in gulches, and on steep slopes at elevations from 900 to 2,300 feet.
FWS Digital Media Library — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Digital Library is a searchable collection of selected images, historical artifacts, audio clips, publications, and video.Nototrichium humile (also called kulu’i) is a branched, upright to trailing shrub of the amaranth family with stems up to 5 ft (1.5 m) long. The stems and leaves are covered with short hairs. The opposite, oblong leaves are 1.2-3.5 in (3-8.9 cm) long. Stalkless flowers appear on a slender spike 1.2-5.5 in (3-14 cm) long at the stem ends.
