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Spirea Cacti

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

This giant cactus grows up to 178 feet (54.3 meters) tall. The narrow stem is gray-green, and is covered in lots of rigid caramel spines. The wedge-shaped body is brown, and is covered in copious amounts of rigid peach spines.

It is very slow growing, taking 36 years to reach maturity. Once mature, and only under the right conditions, several flowers with petals that are either silver or white, with a yellow center grow at the top, reappearing after 6 years, but only when the conditions are right again. The flower head is an uncoordinated mess of 40 curved petals. It has a strong scent that smells like pine needles.

The cactus's skin is delicate, the amber flesh is smooth, and the intense red sap is thin and causes diarrhea if consumed.

Several parts of the fruit tree have medicinal properties.
It releases hallucinogenic smoke when burned.
It is suitable for creating flexible, durable textiles
It spreads easily and often blanket large areas.