Vegetation

Vegetation
Biomes	Depends
Generates in; existing chunks	No
Consists of	See #Types

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Vegetations are features composed of plants including grass, ferns, flowers, and mushrooms in the Overworld and the Nether.

Generation

Vegetation generates a semi-random amount of certain blocks in a small area. Vegetation can only generate on blocks that are supported by the consisting blocks; e.g. short grass can only be placed on dirt and variants. However, some plants of a vegetation feature can generate on blocks that are only supported by some plants, namely sand and gravel.

Most of these features can only generate on the surface, rarely leaking into caves. A few like sugar cane can only generate bordering water, and some can generate anywhere exposed to air.

Types

Grass

Note that tall grass and grass can also be generated in flower patches in meadow, see #Flowers.

Biomes	Blocks	JE configured feature identifier	BE feature identifier
Overworld	Short Grass	`patch_grass`	`tall_grass_feature` `scatter_tall_grass_feature` `scatter_tall_grass_around_forest_foliage_feature` `scatter_tall_grass_around_tree_feature`
Taiga Snowy Taiga Old Growth Pine Taiga Old Growth Pine Taiga Jungle Bamboo Jungle Sparse Jungle Taiga Hills‌^{[BE only]} Taiga Mountains‌^{[BE only]} Snowy Taiga Hills‌^{[BE only]} Snowy Taiga Mountains‌^{[BE only]} Giant Tree Taiga Hills‌^{[BE only]} Giant Spruce Taiga Hills‌^{[BE only]} Jungle Hills‌^{[BE only]} Modified Jungle‌^{[BE only]} Bamboo Jungle Hills‌^{[BE only]} Modified Jungle Edge‌^{[BE only]}	Short Grass and Fern	`patch_grass_jungle` `patch_taiga_grass`	`jungle_tall_grass_feature` `taiga_tall_grass_feature` `optional_ferns_feature` `scatter_fern_feature` `fern_feature` `optional_tall_grass_feature`
Plains Sunflower Plains Savanna Savanna Plateau Meadow Cherry Grove Dripstone Caves‌^{[JE only]} Deep Dark‌^{[JE only]}	Tall Grass	`patch_tall_grass`	`grass_double_plant_lower_feature` `grass_double_plant_upper_feature` `fixup_grass_double_plant_upper_position_feature` `grass_double_plant_feature` `grass_double_plant_patch_feature`
Taiga Snowy Taiga Old Growth Pine Taiga Old Growth Spruce Taiga Taiga Hills‌^{[BE only]} Taiga Mountains‌^{[BE only]} Snowy Taiga Hills‌^{[BE only]} Snowy Taiga Mountains‌^{[BE only]} Giant Tree Taiga Hills‌^{[BE only]} Giant Spruce Taiga Hills‌^{[BE only]}	Large Fern	`patch_large_fern`	`fern_double_plant_lower_feature` `fern_double_plant_upper_feature` `fixup_fern_double_plant_upper_position_feature` `fern_double_plant_feature` `fern_double_plant_patch_feature`
River Frozen River Birch Forest Old Growth Birch Forest Forest Plains Sunflower Plains Windswept Hills Windswept Forest Windswept Gravelly Hills Birch Forest Hills‌^{[BE only]} Tall Birch Hills‌^{[BE only]} Wooded Hills‌^{[BE only]} Gravelly Mountains+‌^{[BE only]}	Bush
Desert Badlands Wooded Badlands Eroded Badlands Desert Hills‌^{[BE only]} Desert Lakes‌^{[BE only]} Badlands Plateau‌^{[BE only]} Modified Badlands Plateau‌^{[BE only]} Modified Wooded Badlands Plateau‌^{[BE only]}	Short Dry Grass Tall Dry Grass

Flowers

Biomes	Blocks	JE configured feature identifier	BE feature identifier
Any, except: Swamp Mangrove Swamp Cherry Grove Badlands Wooded Badlands Eroded Badlands Pale Garden The Nether The End Lush Caves‌^{[JE only]} Mountains‌^{[JE only]} Mushroom Fields‌^{[JE only]} Swamp Hills‌^{[BE only]} Badlands Plateau‌^{[BE only]} Modified Badlands Plateau‌^{[BE only]} Modified Wooded Badlands Plateau‌^{[BE only]}	Poppy Dandelion	`flower_default`	`legacy:overworld_flower_feature`
Twice: Jungle Bamboo Jungle Sparse Jungle Savanna Savanna Plateau Jungle Hills‌^{[BE only]} Modified Jungle‌^{[BE only]} Bamboo Jungle Hills‌^{[BE only]} Modified Jungle Edge‌^{[BE only]}	Poppy Dandelion	`flower_default`	`legacy:overworld_flower_feature`
Flower Forest Birch Forest Dark Forest Forest Old Growth Birch Forest Birch Forest Hills‌^{[BE only]} Tall Birch Hills‌^{[BE only]} Wooded Hills‌^{[BE only]} Dark Forest Hills‌^{[BE only]}	Lilac Rose Bush Peony Lily of the Valley	`forest_flowers`	`legacy:forest_flower_feature` `double_plant_feature`
Swamp Swamp Hills‌^{[BE only]}	Blue Orchid	`flower_swamp`	`legacy:swamp_flower_feature`
Sunflower Plains	Sunflower	`patch_sunflower`	`sunflower_double_plant_lower_feature` `sunflower_double_plant_upper_feature` `fixup_sunflower_double_plant_upper_position_feature` `sunflower_double_plant_feature` `sunflower_double_plant_patch_feature`
Pale Garden	Eyeblossom
Plains Sunflower Plains Dripstone Caves‌^{[Java Edition only]} Deep Dark‌^{[Java Edition only]} (gradient)	Dandelion Poppy Azure Bluet Oxeye Daisy Cornflower Orange Tulip Red Tulip Pink Tulip White Tulip	`flower_plain`	`legacy:plains_flower_feature`
Flower Forest (gradient)	Dandelion Poppy Allium Azure Bluet Red Tulip Orange Tulip White Tulip Pink Tulip Oxeye Daisy Cornflower Lily of the Valley	`flower_flower_forest`	`legacy:flower_forest_flower_feature`
Meadow (gradient)	Tall Grass Allium Poppy Azure Bluet Dandelion Cornflower Oxeye Daisy Short Grass	`flower_meadow`	`meadow_flower_feature`

Underground

Biomes	Blocks	JE configured feature identifier	BE feature identifier
Lush Caves	Spore Blossom	`spore_blossom`	`spore_blossom_feature` `spore_blossom_snap_to_ceiling_feature`
Lush Caves	Cave Vines	`cave_vine`	`cave_vine_feature` `cave_vine_snap_to_ceiling_feature`
Lush Caves	Cave Vines Moss Block Flowering Azalea Azalea Moss Carpet Short Grass Tall Grass	`cave_vine_in_moss` `moss_vegetation` `moss_patch` `moss_patch_bonemeal` `moss_patch_ceiling`	`moss_vegetation_feature` `moss_patch_feature` `moss_patch_bonemeal_feature` `moss_patch_snap_to_floor_feature` `cave_vine_in_moss_feature` `moss_ceiling_feature` `moss_ceiling_snap_to_ceiling_feature`
Lush Caves	Big Dripleaf Small Dripleaf Clay Water	`dripleaf` `clay_with_dripleaves` `clay_pool_with_dripleaves`	`big_dripleaf_north_feature` `big_dripleaf_south_feature` `big_dripleaf_west_feature` `big_dripleaf_east_feature` `dripleaf_feature` `clay_with_dripleaves_feature` `clay_pool_with_dripleaves_feature`

Others

Biomes	Blocks	JE configured feature identifier	BE feature identifier
Old Growth Pine Taiga Old Growth Spruce Taiga Taiga Snowy Taiga Taiga Hills‌^{[BE only]} Taiga Mountains‌^{[BE only]} Snowy Taiga Hills‌^{[BE only]} Snowy Taiga Mountains‌^{[BE only]}	Sweet Berry Bush	`patch_berry_bush`	`sweet_berry_bush_feature`
Swamp Mangrove Swamp Old Growth Pine Taiga Old Growth Spruce Taiga Badlands Eroded Badlands Wooded Badlands Desert Desert Hills‌^{[BE only]} Desert Lakes‌^{[BE only]} Badlands Plateau‌^{[BE only]} Modified Badlands Plateau‌^{[BE only]} Modified Wooded Badlands Plateau‌^{[BE only]} Giant Tree Taiga Hills‌^{[BE only]} Giant Spruce Taiga Hills‌^{[BE only]}	Dead Bush	`patch_dead_bush`	`dead_bush_feature`
Badlands Eroded Badlands Wooded Badlands Desert Desert Hills‌^{[BE only]} Desert Lakes‌^{[BE only]} Badlands Plateau‌^{[BE only]} Modified Badlands Plateau‌^{[BE only]} Modified Wooded Badlands Plateau‌^{[BE only]}	CactusCactus Flower	`patch_cactus`	`cactus_feature`
All Overworld biomes in Bedrock Edition All Overworld biomes except Frozen Peaks, Jagged Peaks,Lush Caves, Mangrove Swamp, Meadow and Stony Peaks in Java Edition. Only bordering water or ice.	Sugar Cane	`patch_sugar_cane`	`reeds_feature`
Swamp Mangrove Swamp Swamp Hills‌^{[BE only]}	Lily Pad	`patch_waterlily`	`fixup_waterlily_position_feature` `waterlily_feature`
Bamboo Jungle Jungle Sparse Jungle Bamboo Jungle Hills‌^{[BE only]} Jungle Hills‌^{[BE only]} Modified Jungle‌^{[BE only]} Modified Jungle Edge‌^{[BE only]}	Melon	`patch_melon`	`melon_feature`
All Overworld biomes in Bedrock Edition All Overworld biomes except Frozen Peaks, Jagged Peaks,Lush Caves, Mangrove Swamp, Meadow and Stony Peaks in Java Edition.	Pumpkin	`patch_pumpkin`	`pumpkin_feature`
Cherry Grove	Pink Petals	`flower_cherry`	`pink_petals_feature` `pink_petals_scatter_feature`
Birch Forest Old Growth Birch Forest Meadow	Wildflowers
Overworld Only near water, except in swamps, swamp hills, and mangrove swamps.	Firefly Bush

Small mushrooms

Biomes	Blocks	JE configured feature identifier	BE feature identifier
Any Overword and Nether biome	Brown Mushroom Red Mushroom	`patch_brown_mushroom` `patch_red_mushroom`	`brown_mushroom_feature` `red_mushroom_feature` `legacy:small_mushrooms_feature` `[No ID]`^[1]

The Nether

Biomes	Blocks	JE configured feature identifier	BE feature identifier
Soul Sand Valley Crimson Forest Warped Forest	Crimson Roots	`patch_crimson_roots`	`crimson_roots_feature` `crimson_roots_scatter_feature`

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Feature type	Identifier
[No displayed name]	`flower`
[No displayed name]	`no_bonemeal_flower`
[No displayed name]	`random_patch`

Java Edition Classic
0.24_SURVIVAL_TEST		Added random patches of flowers and mushrooms.
Java Edition Indev
?		Mushroom patches are now generated in rare instances under trees or in the shadows of other floating continents in the "Floating" map type.
Java Edition Infdev
20100327		Random patches no longer generate, due to changes in the terrain generator.
20100616-1808		Random patches naturally generate again.
Java Edition Alpha
v1.0.6		Added cacti patches that could generate on any sand.
v1.0.11		Added sugar cane patches that can only generate next to water.
v1.2.0		Added the Nether, which has random fire and mushroom patches in it.
		Added carved pumpkin patches.
		Cacti patches now only generate in deserts.
Java Edition Beta
1.6	Test Build 3	Added random patches of short grass, ferns, and dead bushes.
1.8	Pre-release	Dandelion patches are now more common.
1.8	Pre-release	Fern patches no longer generate due to changes in the terrain generator.
Java Edition
1.2.1	12w03a	Added jungle biomes, which fern patches can generate in.
1.7.2	13w36a	Added melon patches in jungle biomes.
		Added mesa biomes, which cacti and dead bush patches can generate in.
		Fern patches can now generate in taiga biomes.
		Added flower forest biomes, which use a noise generator to determine what type of flower generates in each flower patch.
		Added allium patches, which can generate in flower forest biomes.
		Added azure bluet, tulip, and oxeye daisy patches, which can generate in plains and flower forest biomes.
		Plains biomes now use a noise generator to determine whether tulips or other flower types spawn in each flower patch.
		Added sunflower patches, which can generate in sunflower plains biomes.
		Added blue orchid patches, which can generate in swamp biomes.
		Dandelion and rose/poppy patches no longer generate in swamp biomes.
		Added lilac, rose bush, and peony patches, which can generate in forest biomes.
1.8	14w17a	Dandelion patches can now generate in flower forest biomes.
1.13	17w47a	Carved pumpkin patches have been replaced with uncarved pumpkin patches.
	18w07a	Added kelp and seagrass patches, which can generate in oceans.
	18w14a	Kelp patches no longer generate in warm ocean biomes.
	18w14a	Seagrass patches can now generate in rivers and swamps.
	18w19a	Seagrass patches can now generate in underwater caves.
1.14	18w43a	Added cornflower patches, which can generate in plains and flower forest biomes.
		Added lily of the valley patches, which can generate in forest biomes.
		Added bamboo patches, which can generate in jungle biomes.
	18w50a	Added sweet berry bush patches, which can generate in taiga biomes.
1.16	20w06a	Added soul fire patches, which can generate in soul sand valley biomes.

Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.1.0		Added random patches of flowers and mushrooms.
v0.1.3		Added random patches of cacti.
v0.5.0		Mushroom patches can now only generate in areas with a low light level.
v0.9.0		Added random patches of short grass, ferns, carved pumpkins, melons, dead bushes, blue orchids, alliums, azure bluets, tulips, oxeye daisies, sunflowers, lilacs, rose bushes, and peonies.
v0.9.0		Added mesa biomes, which cacti patches can generate in.
v0.12.1	build 1	Added the Nether, which has random fire and mushroom patches in it.
Bedrock Edition
1.4.0	beta 1.2.14.2	Added random patches of kelp and seagrass.
	beta 1.2.14.2	Carved pumpkin patches have been replaced with uncarved pumpkin patches.
	beta 1.2.20.1	Seagrass patches can now generate in underwater caves.
1.9.0	beta 1.9.0.0	Added random patches of bamboo, cornflowers, and lilies of the valley.
1.10.0	beta 1.10.0.3	Added random patches of sweet berry bushes. They only generate when Experimental Gameplay is on.
1.11.0	beta 1.11.0.3	Sweet berry bush generation is no longer locked behind the Experimental Gameplay toggle.
1.16.0	beta 1.16.0.51	Added random patches of soul fire.
1.21.60	Preview 1.21.60.23	The vegetation of many Overworld biomes has been updated to more closely match Java Edition.

Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360	Xbox One	PS3	PS4	PS Vita	Wii U	Switch
TU1	CU1	1.00	1.00	1.00	Patch 1	1.0.1	Added all vegetation from and prior to Java Edition Beta 1.6.6.
TU5							Dandelion patches are now more common.
TU5							Fern patches no longer generate due to changes in the terrain generator.
TU12							Added jungle biomes, which fern patches can generate in.
TU31	CU19	1.22	1.22	1.22	Patch 3		Added melon patches in jungle biomes.
							Added mesa biomes, which cacti and dead bush patches can generate in.
							Fern patches can now generate in taiga biomes.
							Added flower forest biomes, which use a noise generator to determine what type of flower generates in each flower patch.
							Added allium patches, which can generate in flower forest biomes.
							Added azure bluet, tulip, and oxeye daisy patches, which can generate in plains and flower forest biomes.
							Plains biomes now use a noise generator to determine whether tulips or other flower types spawn in each flower patch.
							Added sunflower patches, which can generate in sunflower plains biomes.
							Added blue orchid patches, which can generate in swamp biomes.
							Dandelion and rose/poppy patches no longer generate in swamp biomes.
							Added lilac, rose bush, and peony patches, which can generate in forest biomes.
							Dandelion patches can now generate in flower forest biomes.
TU69		1.76	1.76	1.76	Patch 38		Carved pumpkin patches have been replaced with uncarved pumpkin patches.
TU69		1.76	1.76	1.76	Patch 38		Added kelp and seagrass patches, which can generate in oceans.
			1.88				Added random patches of bamboo, cornflowers, and lilies of the valley.
			1.91				Added sweet berry bush patches, which can generate in taiga biomes.

Vegetation

Generation

Types

Grass

Flowers

Underground

Others

Small mushrooms

The Nether

Data values

ID

Config

History

Development

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Issues

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Biomes	Depends
Generates in existing chunks	No
Consists of	See #Types