Most of the specimens from Michigan are only a few inches to a foot long, but the occasional longer specimen can be found.
In the early 1970s the trees were reported as being very distorted and on average 10 ft high, with occasional specimens over 25 ft.
It occurs in the monsoon and immediate post-monsoon months when the vegetation is green, but occasional specimens may appear in other seasons as well.
They are widely grown in warm temperate climates, and there are also occasional healthy specimens in tropical areas such as Hawaii.
Only occasional specimens are received for the aquarium trade.
It is predominantly alpine and is most common near timberline, but occasional specimens are collected in nearby forest.
There are occasional specimens with only a few spines.
The occasional over- or understuffed specimen is a reassuring irregularity.
That's where the differences ended, because some were tall, others short; most were on the slim side, but an occasional specimen had excess body fat.
Known primarily from fragments, and the occasional headless specimens.