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Slateberry

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

This modest-sized leaf succulent grows up to 39 feet (11.9 meters) tall. The thick stem is silver, and is covered in hundreds of fine, dark brown, hair-like spines. The pointed leaves are either slate, or vibrant orange with sky blue splotches. Copious amounts of them grow on thick, orange-yellow branches that are short, rigid and upright. The leaves are resilient, but easily come away when pulled.

It is steady-growing, taking 4 years to reach maturity. Once mature, and only under the right conditions, a handful of flowers, with orange petals that gradient shift to blood red on the outer edge. The central disk is white, grow at the top, reappearing after 3 years, but only when the conditions are right again. The flower head is an uncoordinated mess of 52 curved petals. It has a strong scent that smells like cheese.

The leaf succulent's skin is thick, the slate flesh is rubbery, and the crimson sap is thin.

All parts of the cactus are edible.
It is suitable for creating tough, hard-wearing textiles
It is very rare outside of a particular area.