collin_schwantes's Identifications

This is a plant. It was about 1 1/2 feet tall. In the middle of each flower was something that looked like corn. It was dark brown. The flowers were a lighter yellow. On the stem of the plant there were husks. The plant was on a volcano at a high altitude. It did not seem to get much rain but it got a lot of sun.

This is a cactus. The longest branch is about a foot long. The outside of each branch is green and the inside is brown. The branches that are dying are all around brown. This was at a high altitude and it doesn’t get much rain although is exposed to a lot of sun.