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Caramel

Succulent type: Leaf succulent (Stores water in its leaves)

This small leaf succulent grows up to 10 feet (3.0 meters) tall. The pleated stem is orange, and is covered in brittle caramel spines. The thick leaves are amber on the edges and olive at the center. Copious amounts of them grow on very thick, gray-green branches that are very short, thin and wispy. The leaves are tough, but do not detach easily.

It is slow growing, taking 45 years to reach maturity. Once mature, several flowers with cyan petals on the lower layer and orange petals decorated with peach dots on the inner layer. The central disk is green grow at the top, reappearing every year. The flower head is an uncoordinated mess of 24 curved petals. It has a fairly strong scent that smells like fish.

The leaf succulent's skin is rock-hard, the silver flesh is rubbery, and the caramel sap is thin.

It can survive a long time without water.
It comes in 62 varieties.
It is suitable for making strong rope
It is often home to a particular bird species.