Bloodthorn

This small caudiciform grows up to 7 feet (2.1 meters) tall. The very thick stem is pink, and is covered in handfuls of flexible blood red spines. It has a angular, wide, crimson trunk atop a wide ball of ridged, exposed roots. The branches are thick and gray-green and are long and slender.

The smooth-edged, 5 pointed leaves are indigo and black. They are flimsy, but easily come away when pulled.

It is very fast growing, taking 5 months to reach maturity. Once mature, and only under the right conditions, several flowers with petals that are either hazel or vivid orange, with a yellow center grow at the top, reappearing after 9 years, but only when the conditions are right again. The flower head is made up of 4 petals in raised layers. It has an overpowering scent that smells like paint.

The caudiciform's skin is thin, the amber flesh is soft, and the cyan sap is thin.