Leuchtenbergia principis *Larger Plant* Caudiciform The caudex is brown and

The caudex is brown and smooth when young but in time becomes cracked and takes on a tortoise shell appearance

Plant shown in a 2

Agave victoriae-reginae 'White Rhino' Family: Agavaceae

Plants clump readily when mature

Leuchtenbergia principis *Larger Plant* Caudiciform The caudex is brown andLeuchtenbergia principis One of the strangest looking of all cacti! It has the longest tubercles of any cactus (rivaled only by Astrophytum caput medusae)! They are the long arms that make up this plant. In a normal cactus they are just the small bumps that the spines are born on. The spines in this cactus are long and look fierce, but are actually quite thin and bendable. You don't have to worry about poking yourself on them. Takes normal cactus