Calibanus hookeri 5" caudex! Caudiciform though can be rot prone

though can be rot prone if kept too wet

Astrophytum myriostigma 'Fukuryu'    A strange but beautiful Japanese cultivar of the Bishop's Cap cactus

Some people consider var

It is a succulent and will rot if kept overly wet

Calibanus hookeri 5" caudex! Caudiciform though can be rot proneCalibanus 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