Thornspire

This short caudiciform grows up to 9 feet (2.7 meters) tall. The perforated stem is lime or lime, and is covered in brittle gentle green spines. The thick, crimson trunk can grow to as much as 9 feet (2.7 meters) in diameter. Its gray branches trail down towards the ground.

The tattered-edged, needle-like leaves are a shade of olive and gray that gradient shifts to orange at the top. They are resistant, but detach easily.

It is steady-growing, taking 3 years to reach maturity. Once mature, a single flower with petals that are bronze on the edges and olive at the center grows at the top, reappearing once every 3 years. The flower head is an uncoordinated mess of up to 30 petals. It has a mildly strong scent that smells like lavender.

The caudiciform's skin is nearly impenetrable, the black flesh is sticky, and the slate sap is thin.