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Dandelion

A dandelion is a flower that can be crafted into yellow dye, suspicious stew, and golden dandelions, and can be used to breed and lure rabbits.

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Contents (30)
  1. Obtaining
  2. Breaking
  3. Natural generation
  4. Post-generation
  5. Mob loot
  6. Generated loot
  7. Trading
  8. Usage
  9. Crafting ingredient
  10. Suspicious stew
  11. Bees
  12. Breeding
  13. Bee nests
  14. Composting
  15. Sounds
  16. Data values
  17. ID
  18. History
  19. Java Edition
  20. Bedrock Edition
  21. Legacy Console Edition
  22. New Nintendo 3DS Edition
  23. Minecraft Education
  24. Data history
  25. Issues
  26. Trivia
  27. Gallery
  28. Screenshots
  29. References
  30. External links
For the golden version, see Golden Dandelion.
Dandelion
Dandelion.png: Infobox image for Minecraft block 'Dandelion'
Invicon Dandelion.png: Inventory sprite for Dandelion in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Dandelion
Renewable Yes
Stackable Yes (64)
Tool Any tool
Blast resistance 0
Hardness 0
Luminous No
Transparent Yes
Flammable JE: Yes (60)
BE: Yes (30)
Catches fire
from lava 		No
Map color
 7 PLANT
Note block instrument Default (Harp)

A dandelion is a flower that can be crafted into yellow dye, suspicious stew, and golden dandelions, and can be used to breed and lure rabbits.

Obtaining

Breaking

A dandelion can be broken instantly with any item or by hand, dropping itself.

A dandelion also breaks if water runs over its location, if a piston extends or pushes a block into its location, or if a block under the plant is moved or destroyed. When a dandelion is broken by lava, it does not drop.

Block Dandelion
Hardness 0
Breaking time (secs)
Default 0.05 (JE)
0.05 (BE)
Legend
  • incorrect tool, drops nothing
  • correct tool, drops nothing or something other than the block itself
  • correct tool, drops the block itself
  • italicized can be instant mined

Natural generation

Dandelions generate naturally on dirt and grass blocks as part of vegetation features next to poppies. This is most common in grassy biomes like plains and windswept hills, but they can also generate on dirt. They can generate in any Overworld biome, except:

In jungles, bamboo jungles, sparse jungles, savannas and savanna plateaus, dandelions are twice as common as in other biomes. In flower forests, meadows, and plains, dandelions generate as part of gradients.

Natural dandelions are found in plains and savanna villages. Potted dandelions can also generate in woodland mansions.

Post-generation

Main article: Flower § Post-generation

Java Edition

When bone meal is applied to a grass block in one of the biomes listed above (except those marked as ‌[Bedrock Edition only]), dandelions have a chance of generating on the targeted block and adjacent grass blocks in a 15×5×15 area. In meadows and flower forests, dandelions can generate only in specific locations depending on the flower gradient. In plains, sunflower plains, dripstone caves, and the deep dark, dandelions cannot generate in tulip-only areas.

Bedrock Edition

When bone meal is applied to a grass block in any biome except swamp, pale garden, and flower forest, dandelions have a chance of generating on the targeted block and adjacent grass blocks in a 7×5×7 area. Unlike Java Edition, bone meal can generate dandelions anywhere within a meadow biome. In plains and sunflower plains, dandelions cannot generate in tulip-only areas.

When bone meal is applied to a dandelion in any biome, more dandelions appear on top of nearby grass blocks. Poppies can also occasionally appear, and dandelions can occasionally appear when bone meal is applied to poppies. The flowers can appear up to 3 blocks away from the original, forming a 7×7 square.

Mob loot

Endermen can pick up dandelions, like any other one-block-tall flower, and drop it if killed while holding it.

In Bedrock Edition, wandering traders have a chance of 25% (increased by 1% per level of Looting) to drop 1 dandelion when killed while showing the item as trade offer, if the player holds an emerald.

Generated loot

Item Structure Container Quantity Chance
Java Edition and Bedrock Edition
Dandelion Village Plains house chest 1 22.8%
{ "item": "Dandelion", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.22790559614142292, "structure": "Village", "container": "Plains house chest" }

Trading

Wandering traders may sell a dandelion for 1 emerald.

VillagerProbabilityVillager wantsPlayer receivesTrades in
stock		Villager
experience		Price
multiplier
JEBE
Wandering TraderOrdinary6%6%EmeraldDandelion12——

Usage

Main article: Flower § Usage

Like other flowers, dandelions can be used as decoration and planted on grass blocks, dirt, coarse dirt, rooted dirt, farmland, podzol, mycelium, moss blocks, mud, or muddy mangrove roots.

Dandelions can also be placed in flower pots.

Crafting ingredient

Name Ingredients Crafting recipe Notes
Golden Dandelion Gold Nugget +
Dandelion
Invicon Gold Nugget.png: Inventory sprite for Gold Nugget in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Gold Nugget with description: Gold NuggetInvicon Gold Nugget.png: Inventory sprite for Gold Nugget in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Gold Nugget with description: Gold NuggetInvicon Gold Nugget.png: Inventory sprite for Gold Nugget in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Gold Nugget with description: Gold NuggetInvicon Gold Nugget.png: Inventory sprite for Gold Nugget in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Gold Nugget with description: Gold NuggetInvicon Dandelion.png: Inventory sprite for Dandelion in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: DandelionInvicon Gold Nugget.png: Inventory sprite for Gold Nugget in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Gold Nugget with description: Gold NuggetInvicon Gold Nugget.png: Inventory sprite for Gold Nugget in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Gold Nugget with description: Gold NuggetInvicon Gold Nugget.png: Inventory sprite for Gold Nugget in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Gold Nugget with description: Gold NuggetInvicon Gold Nugget.png: Inventory sprite for Gold Nugget in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Gold Nugget with description: Gold Nugget
Invicon Golden Dandelion.png: Inventory sprite for Golden Dandelion in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Golden Dandelion with description: Golden Dandelion
Suspicious Stew Red Mushroom or 
Brown Mushroom or 
Shelf Mushroom +
Bowl +
Dandelion
Invicon Red Mushroom.png: Inventory sprite for Red Mushroom in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Red Mushroom with description: Red MushroomInvicon Brown Mushroom.png: Inventory sprite for Brown Mushroom in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Brown Mushroom with description: Brown MushroomInvicon Shelf Mushroom.png: Inventory sprite for Shelf Mushroom in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Shelf Mushroom with description: Shelf MushroomInvicon Brown Mushroom.png: Inventory sprite for Brown Mushroom in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Brown Mushroom with description: Brown MushroomInvicon Shelf Mushroom.png: Inventory sprite for Shelf Mushroom in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Shelf Mushroom with description: Shelf MushroomInvicon Red Mushroom.png: Inventory sprite for Red Mushroom in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Red Mushroom with description: Red MushroomInvicon Brown Mushroom.png: Inventory sprite for Brown Mushroom in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Brown Mushroom with description: Brown MushroomInvicon Shelf Mushroom.png: Inventory sprite for Shelf Mushroom in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Shelf Mushroom with description: Shelf MushroomInvicon Red Mushroom.png: Inventory sprite for Red Mushroom in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Red Mushroom with description: Red MushroomInvicon Brown Mushroom.png: Inventory sprite for Brown Mushroom in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Brown Mushroom with description: Brown MushroomInvicon Shelf Mushroom.png: Inventory sprite for Shelf Mushroom in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Shelf Mushroom with description: Shelf MushroomInvicon Red Mushroom.png: Inventory sprite for Red Mushroom in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Red Mushroom with description: Red MushroomInvicon Bowl.png: Inventory sprite for Bowl in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Bowl with description: BowlInvicon Dandelion.png: Inventory sprite for Dandelion in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Dandelion
Invicon Suspicious Stew.png: Inventory sprite for Suspicious Stew in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Suspicious Stew with description: Suspicious Stew
 Any combination of brown, red, or shelf mushrooms can be used.
Yellow Dye Dandelion
Invicon Dandelion.png: Inventory sprite for Dandelion in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Dandelion
Invicon Yellow Dye.png: Inventory sprite for Yellow Dye in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Yellow Dye with description: Yellow Dye

Suspicious stew

Main article: Suspicious Stew

Suspicious stew that is created using a dandelion imparts the Saturation effect for 0.35 seconds in Java Edition or 0.3 seconds in Bedrock Edition. The Saturation effect restores an additional 7 (🍖🍗🍗🍗) hunger and 14 saturation in Java Edition, or 6 (🍗🍗🍗) hunger in Bedrock Edition. The suspicious stew can be crafted using a dandelion or produced by feeding a dandelion to a brown mooshroom and then milking it with a bowl.

Ingredients Crafting recipe
Red Mushroom or 
Brown Mushroom or 
Shelf Mushroom +
Bowl +
Dandelion
Invicon Red Mushroom.png: Inventory sprite for Red Mushroom in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Red Mushroom with description: Red MushroomInvicon Brown Mushroom.png: Inventory sprite for Brown Mushroom in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Brown Mushroom with description: Brown MushroomInvicon Shelf Mushroom.png: Inventory sprite for Shelf Mushroom in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Shelf Mushroom with description: Shelf MushroomInvicon Brown Mushroom.png: Inventory sprite for Brown Mushroom in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Brown Mushroom with description: Brown MushroomInvicon Shelf Mushroom.png: Inventory sprite for Shelf Mushroom in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Shelf Mushroom with description: Shelf MushroomInvicon Red Mushroom.png: Inventory sprite for Red Mushroom in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Red Mushroom with description: Red MushroomInvicon Brown Mushroom.png: Inventory sprite for Brown Mushroom in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Brown Mushroom with description: Brown MushroomInvicon Shelf Mushroom.png: Inventory sprite for Shelf Mushroom in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Shelf Mushroom with description: Shelf MushroomInvicon Red Mushroom.png: Inventory sprite for Red Mushroom in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Red Mushroom with description: Red MushroomInvicon Brown Mushroom.png: Inventory sprite for Brown Mushroom in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Brown Mushroom with description: Brown MushroomInvicon Shelf Mushroom.png: Inventory sprite for Shelf Mushroom in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Shelf Mushroom with description: Shelf MushroomInvicon Red Mushroom.png: Inventory sprite for Red Mushroom in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Red Mushroom with description: Red MushroomInvicon Bowl.png: Inventory sprite for Bowl in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Bowl with description: BowlInvicon Dandelion.png: Inventory sprite for Dandelion in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Dandelion
Invicon Suspicious Stew.png: Inventory sprite for Suspicious Stew in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Suspicious Stew with description: Suspicious Stew

Bees

Bees engage in a pollinating behavior with dandelions, increasing the honey level in beehives and bee nests by 1.

Breeding

Dandelions can be used to breed, grow, and lead bees and rabbits.

Bee nests

Oak, birch, and cherry trees grown from saplings that are within 2 blocks of a dandelion have a 5% chance to grow with a bee nest and 2-3 bees in it.

Composting

Placing a dandelion into a composter has a 65% chance of raising the compost level by 1. A stack of dandelions yields an average of 5.94 bone meal.

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Sounds

Java Edition:

BlockSprite short-grass.png: Sprite image for short-grass in Minecraft grass sound type
SoundClosed captionsSourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
​Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokenblock.grass.breaksubtitles.block.generic.break​1.00.816
​Block placed​[until: JE 26.4]BlocksWhen the block is placedblock.grass.placesubtitles.block.generic.place​1.00.816
​Block breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenblock.grass.hitsubtitles.block.generic.hit​0.250.516
​Something falls on a blockEntity-DependentFalling on the block with fall damageblock.grass.fallsubtitles.block.generic.fall​0.50.7516
​FootstepsEntity-DependentWalking on the blockblock.grass.stepsubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.151.016

Bedrock Edition:

BlockSprite short-grass.png: Sprite image for short-grass in Minecraft grass sound type
SoundClosed captionsSourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation keyVolumePitch
​Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokendig.grasssubtitles.block.generic.break​0.70.8–1.0
​Block placedBlocksWhen the block is placedplace.grasssubtitles.block.generic.place​0.80.8–1.0
​Block breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenhit.grasssubtitles.block.generic.hit​0.30.5
​FootstepsPlayersFalling on the block with fall damagefall.grasssubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.41.0
​FootstepsPlayersWalking on the blockstep.grasssubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.31.0
​Shovel flattensBlocksWhen a shovel creates a dirt pathuse.grasssubtitles.item.shovel.flatten​1.00.8
​FootstepsBlocksJumping from the blockjump.grasssubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.111.0
​FootstepsBlocksFalling on the block without fall damageland.grasssubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.211.0

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierFormBlock tagsItem tags Translation key
BlockSprite dandelion.png: Sprite image for dandelion in Minecraft DandeliondandelionBlock & Itemflowers
small_flowers		flowers
small_flowers		 block.minecraft.dandelion

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierAlias ID Numeric ID FormItem ID[i 1] Translation key
BlockSprite dandelion.png: Sprite image for dandelion in Minecraft Dandeliondandelionyellow_flower37Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3] tile.yellow_flower.dandelion.name
  1. ↑ ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.
  2. ↑ Available with /give command.
  3. ↑ The block's direct item form has the same ID as the block.

History

Java Edition

Java Edition Classic
0.0.20a Added dandelions.
Dandelions can be placed on all block types, including lava and on top of a rose or another dandelion. Dandelions can also "float" when the block beneath them is broken.
August 25, 2009 Notch showed dandelions generating naturally in worlds.
0.24_SURVIVAL_TEST Added dandelions to world generation.
Java Edition Indev
0.3120091223-0040 Dandelions now have a stretched model with wider texture planes.
Java Edition Infdev
20100327 Dandelions can no longer generate, due to changes in the terrain generator.
20100616-1808 Dandelions can now naturally generate again.
Java Edition Beta
1.0 The addition of tooltips has given dandelions their official names - they are currently generically called "Flower".
1.2 Dandelions can now be crafted into 2 dandelion yellow dyes.
1.6.6 Dandelions can now be regrown.
Bone meal can now generate dandelions when used on a grass block.
1.8Pre-release Dandelions have now become more abundant.
Java Edition
1.4.212w34a Dandelions can now be placed inside flower pots.
1.7.213w36a "Flower" has been renamed to "Dandelion".
Dandelions are now discentered like grass.
Dandelions are now flammable.
13w37a Each dandelion now only yields 1 dye, instead of 2.[1]
1.814w04a Dandelions no longer generate as a massive group at the world origin.[2]
14w07a Dandelion texture planes are no longer stretched by a factor of sqrt2.
14w17a Dandelion texture planes are now the same size as they were before 14w07a.
Dandelions now generate in flower forest biomes.
14w25a Dandelions are now affected by the same shading full blocks are.
14w26a Dandelions are no longer subject to shading.
14w27a Dandelions can now be used to breed tamed rabbits.
1.8.1pre1 Rabbits now follow players holding dandelions.[3]
1.1116w39a Dandelions now generate in flower pots in woodland mansions.
July 19, 2017 Jeb tweets image of new dandelion textures.
1.1418w43a The texture of dandelions has been changed.
Dandelions can now be used to craft suspicious stew, giving it the Saturation effect.
18w48a Dandelions now generate in the updated plains villages.
Dandelions can now be found in chests in plains village houses.
18w49a Dandelions now generate in the updated savanna villages.
19w03a Placing a dandelion into the new composter has a 50% chance of raising the compost level by 1.
19w05a Dandelions now have a 65% chance of increasing the compost level in a composter by 1.
Added wandering traders, which sell dandelions.
1.1519w34a Dandelions can now be used to breed bees.
Bees can now pollinate dandelions.
1.18Experimental Snapshot 1 Added meadows, in which dandelions can generate in.
26.1snap5 Dandelions can now be used to craft golden dandelions.

Bedrock Edition

Pocket Edition Alpha
Demo Added dandelions.
v0.3.0 Added dye recipe for dandelions.
v0.8.0build 5 The position of dandelions is now randomized.
v0.12.1build 1 Dandelions can now occupy the same space as snow layers.
v0.13.0build 1 Whether or not a dandelion is created using bone meal now depend on the biome.
Dandelions can now be used to breed tamed rabbits.
build 3 The hitbox of dandelions no longer occupies the entire block.
Pocket Edition
1.1.0alpha 1.1.0.0 Dandelions now generate in woodland mansions.
Dandelions are no longer craftable, except in the Classic UI.[4]
Bedrock Edition
1.2.0beta 1.2.0.2 The dye recipe for dandelions has been re-added, except in the Classic UI.
1.10.0beta 1.10.0.3 The texture of dandelions has been changed.
Dandelions now generate in new villages.
Dandelions can now be sold by the wandering trader.
1.11.0beta 1.11.0.1 Dandelions can be used to fill a composter.
1.13.0beta 1.13.0.9 Dandelions can now be used to make suspicious stew, giving it the Saturation effect.
1.14.0beta 1.14.0.1 Dandelions can now be used to breed bees.
Bees can now pollinate dandelions.
1.16.220
Experiment
Caves and Cliffs		beta 1.16.220.50 Added meadows, in which dandelions can generate in.
1.21.60Preview 1.21.60.21 Dandelions no longer appear mirrored when viewed from certain angles.[5]
26.10Preview 26.10.21 Dandelions can now be used to craft golden dandelions.

Legacy Console Edition

Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360Xbox OnePS3PS4PS VitaWii USwitch
TU1CU11.001.001.00Patch 11.0.1 Added dandelions.
TU141.04 Dandelions can now be placed inside flower pots.
TU31CU191.221.221.22Patch 3 Dandelions can now be used to breed rabbits.
"Flower" has been renamed to "Dandelion".
Each dandelion now only yields 1 dye, instead of 2.
TU54CU441.521.521.52Patch 241.0.4 Dandelions now generate in flower pots in woodland mansions.
1.90 The texture of dandelions has been changed.
1.91 Dandelions now generate in new villages.
Added wandering traders, which sell dandelions.
Dandelions can be used to fill a composter.

New Nintendo 3DS Edition

New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0 Added dandelions.
1.9.19 Dandelions now generate in flower pots in woodland mansions.

Minecraft Education

Minecraft Education
1.0 Added dandelions.
1.12 The texture of dandelions has been changed.

Data history

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.814w06a Dandelions now use the newly-implemented model json file models/block/flower.json; previously the geometry was defined in the game code itself.
1.1317w47a The ID of dandelions has been changed from yellow_flower to dandelion.
Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral IDs was 37.

Bedrock Edition

Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.11.0? Dandelions with a damage/metadata value of 1+ would display the following name in-game: tile.flower1..name.
v0.15.0? Dandelions with a damage/metadata value of 1+ now display the following name in-game: tile.yellow_flower..name.
Bedrock Edition
1.21.20Preview 1.21.20.21 The ID of dandelions has been changed from yellow_flower to dandelion.

Issues

Issues relating to "Dandelion" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Trivia

  • In real life, a dandelion is any member of the Taraxacum genus of flowering plants.
  • When Notch made the dandelion (the texture in the Programmer Art pack), he used the rose as a base for its texture.

Screenshots

  • A dandelion that generated deep underground
    A dandelion that generated deep underground
  • A dandelion found in a mineshaft underground
    A dandelion found in a mineshaft underground

References

  1. ↑ MC-29530
  2. ↑ MC-44467
  3. ↑ MC-70054 – resolved as "Fixed".
  4. ↑ MCPE-21049
  5. ↑ MCPE-40646 – Cross models are displayed wrongly from east and west sides – resolved as "Fixed".
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