Copperleaf

This small leaf succulent grows up to 4 feet (1.2 meters) tall. The needle-like stem is olive and drab green, and is covered in copious amounts of fine, faded red, hair-like spines. The bubbly leaves are a shade of olive and drab green that gradient shifts to brown at the top. Copious amounts of them grow on round, brown or indigo branches that are very short and thin. The leaves are strong, but take little effort to detach.

It is slow growing, taking 13 years to reach maturity. Once mature, a handful of flowers, with petals that are olive on the underside and copper on the top, grow at the top, reappearing once every 6 years. The flower head is an uncoordinated mess of up to 40 petals. It has a weak scent that smells like pepper.

The leaf succulent's skin is thick, the brown flesh is smooth, and the blue sap is thin and can cause blindness if consumed.