Orange Spine

This short caudiciform grows up to 10 feet (3.0 meters) tall. The needle-like stem is orange, and is covered in brittle brilliant green spines. The thick, gnarled, dull red trunk can grow to as much as 10 feet (3.0 meters) in diameter. Its yellow branches are short, rigid and upright.

The irregular-edged, perforated leaves are cream on the edges and violet at the center. They are flimsy, but take little effort to detach.

It is slow growing, taking 6 years to reach maturity. Once mature, and only under the right conditions, several flowers with alternating petals of silver and lime, with a silver central disk grow at the top, reappearing after 2 years, but only when the conditions are right again. The flower head is an uncoordinated mess of up to 50 petals. It has a fairly strong scent that smells like cheese.

The caudiciform's skin is very thick, the amber flesh is smooth, and the purple sap is thin.