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Indigo

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

This small caudiciform grows up to 6 feet (1.8 meters) tall. The fan-like stem is yellow-green, and is covered in handfuls of flexible washed-out orange spines. It has a twisting, thick, olive trunk atop a very thick clump of smooth, exposed roots. The branches are stumpy and dark brown and are short stubs.

The wavy-edged, long, tapering leaves are indigo and cyan. They are delicate, and easily come away when pulled.

It is steady-growing, taking 13 months to reach maturity. Once mature, several flowers with grey petals that gradient shift to grey on the outer edge. The central disk is red grow at the top, reappearing once every 10 years. The flower head is shaped like a bowl made up of 4 widely spaced, round-tipped petals. It has a delicate scent that smells like misty mornings.

The caudiciform's skin is very thick, the black flesh is smooth, and the gold sap is thin and causes upset stomachs if consumed.

The leaves are overwhelmingly toxic, and very sweet.
It can grow in even the most barren lands.
It is suitable for creating flexible, durable textiles