Calibanus hookeri 5" caudex! Crassulaceae maybe even the upper teens

maybe even the upper teens

this is a very attractive smaller upright cactus covered in bristle like golden spines

They produce bright yellow flowers at the end of a long stem

This species is  closely related to Passion Flowers (sorry

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Calibanus hookeri 5" caudex! Crassulaceae maybe even the upper teensCalibanus hookeri Family: Agavaceae. An strange caudiciform plant from Mexico. It is essentially a big tuft of grass growing from a woody caudex. The leaves are rough textured and bluish in color, especially as the plant matures. The larger the caudex gets the more individual tufts will form. Large, mature plants can have a caudex two feet or more in diameter with a hundred or more tufts of leaves. That takes many, many years and can be kept smaller