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Copper

Succulent type: Caudiciform (Stores water in the thickened base of its stem)

This modest-sized caudiciform grows up to 17 feet (5.2 meters) tall. The spear shaped stem is green, and is covered in thousands of rigid blood red spines. It has a wonky, thick, olive trunk atop a very thick stilted platform of cracked, exposed roots. The branches are thin and gray and are very long, thin and wispy.

The irregular-edged, kidney-shaped leaves are solid caramel or copper, with turquoise splotches. They are light and frail, but are very difficult to pull away.

It is very slow growing, taking 37 years to reach maturity. Once mature, and only under the right conditions, several flowers with petals that are lilac on the edges and amber at the center grow at the top, reappearing after 9 years, but only when the conditions are right again. The flower head is made up of several petals; the lower layer of petals are flat, while the upper layers form a tight cup. It has an overpowering scent that smells like sweat.

The caudiciform's skin is thin, the lilac flesh is smooth, and the blood red sap is thin.

It is suitable for creating flexible, durable textiles
It absorbs an exceptionally large amount of water each day.