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Giant Spineleaf

Succulent type: Leaf succulent (Stores water in its leaves)

This giant leaf succulent grows up to 147 feet (44.8 meters) tall. The wispy stem is yellow-green, and is dotted with small yellow spines. The lumpy leaves are olive and slate. Large amounts of them grow on flat, lime green branches that trail down across the ground. The leaves are soft and flexible, but take some effort to detach.

It is very slow growing, taking 49 years to reach maturity. Once mature, and only under the right conditions, a handful of flowers, with indigo petals on the lower layer and red petals decorated with violet dots on the inner layer. The central disk is purple, grow at the top, reappearing after 9 years, but only when the conditions are right again. The flower head is an uncoordinated mess of up to 30 curved petals. It has a strong scent that smells like soap.

The leaf succulent's skin is rock-hard, the brown flesh is slimy, and the pastel purple sap is thin.

All of it is said to be part of one single, massive plant.
A particular bird species likes to nest in it.
It is suitable for use as a construction material