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Cheeseflower

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

This small caudiciform grows up to 11 feet (3.4 meters) tall. The finger-like stem is moss green, and is covered in hundreds of rigid light brown spines. It has a twisting, slender, light brown trunk atop a very thick mess of wrinkled, exposed roots. The branches are wide and silver and trail down towards the ground.

The serrated-edged, spear shaped leaves are either pink or vibrant purple, with silver lines. They are delicate, but take some effort to detach.

It is slow growing, taking 5 years to reach maturity. Once mature, and only under the right conditions, a single flower with each petal a slightly different shade of caramel grows at the top, reappearing after 8 years, but only when the conditions are right again. The flower head is made up of 5 petals in raised layers. It has a strong scent that smells like cheese.

The caudiciform's skin is thin, the yellow flesh is rubbery, and the indigo sap is thin.

It absorbs an exceptionally large amount of water each day.
It is suitable for creating tough, hard-wearing textiles