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Bronze Succulent

Succulent type: Stem succulent (Stores water in its stem)

This short cactus grows up to 2 feet (61.0 cm) tall. The thin stem is hazel or bronze, and is covered in large amounts of flexible dull yellow spines.

It is very fast growing, taking 3 months to reach maturity. Once mature, several flowers with solid violet petals and an orange central disk grow at the top, reappearing once every 3 years. The flower head is an uncoordinated mess of up to 40 petals. It has a mildly strong scent that smells like pine needles.

The cactus's skin is extremely thick, the brown flesh is smooth, and the dark brown sap is thin.

It has impressive regenerative properties.
It is suitable for use as a construction material
It absorbs an exceptionally large amount of water each day.