More field sketches

Here is the cup plant. Found in the circle walk south of the nature center

 Here is the first sketch I did of the cup plant. Not until I had done one or 2 more did I take the time to find it in the data base and id it.  It catches water in the "cup" made where the leaf wraps around the stem, hence the name.  These rough fellas were 10' tall and beginning to show a lot of dark from the changing weather.

I had to do this drawing of the leaf of this plant from straight on. They have such an unusual profile. I actually did this pencil drawing a home from sketches done at the park.