Identificaciones de s_pike

This was one of the two different types of ferns that I found on my hike. This fern appeared to be slightly less common than its linearly-leaved counter part. This fern had pinnately lobed leaves that started fairly broad and appeared to taper at the ends

I found this species in a few different places along my hike. Although it was on of the more common plants flowering on this day, their striking inflorescences stood out to me. This species had very long broad cuneate-like leaves. The leaves themselves were almost shiny or waxy in appearance. The flowers seemed to be almost papilionaceous or tubulate.

This species appeared to grow fairly low to the ground. In every instance that I encountered this plant it appeared to have the same arrangement with three large, broad deltoid leaves and sometimes a flower bud protruding from its center.