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.

Types

Grass and Fern

Note that tall grass and grass can also be generated in flower patches in Meadow. See #Flowers.

Blocks	JE Configured Feature Identifier	BE Feature Identifier
Grass	patch_grass	tall_grass_feature scatter_tall_grass_feature scatter_tall_grass_around_forest_foliage_feature scatter_tall_grass_around_tree_feature
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

Biomes	Blocks	JE Configured Feature Identifier	BE Feature Identifier
Dripstone Caves‌ Lush Caves‌ Meadow‌ Deep Dark‌ Cherry Grove Plains Sunflower Plains Savanna Savanna Plateau Ice Spikes‌ Snowy Plains‌ Windswept Savanna‌ Shattered Savanna Plateau‌(Unused)	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
Old Growth Spruce Taiga Old Growth Pine Taiga Snowy Taiga Taiga Taiga Mountains‌(Unused) Taiga Hills‌(Unused) Giant Spruce Taiga Hills‌(Unused) Giant Tree Taiga Hills‌(Unused) Snowy Taiga Mountains‌(Unused) Snowy Taiga Hills‌(Unused)	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

Flowers

Biomes	Blocks	JE Configured Feature Identifier	BE Feature Identifier
Flower Forest	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
Flower Forest Birch Forest Dark Forest Forest Old Growth Birch Forest Birch Forest Hills‌(Unused) Tall Birch Hills‌(Unused) Wooded Hills‌(Unused) Dark Forest Hills‌(Unused)	Lilac Rose Bush Peony Lily of the Valley Dandelion‌	forest_flowers	legacy:forest_flower_feature double_plant_feature
Beach Deep Cold Ocean Cold Ocean Deep Frozen Ocean Deep Ocean Desert Deep Lukewarm Ocean Frozen River Lukewarm Ocean Frozen Ocean Ocean Old Growth Spruce Taiga River Ice Spikes Snowy Plains Snowy Taiga Old Growth Pine Taiga Snowy Beach Stony Shore Taiga Warm Ocean Windswept Forest Windswept Gravelly Hills Windswept Hills Windswept Savanna Birch Forest‌ Dark Forest‌ Forest‌ Old Growth Birch Forest‌ Stony Peaks‌ Snowy Slopes‌ Meadow‌ Lush Caves‌ Jagged Peaks‌ Grove‌ Frozen Peaks‌ Dripstone Caves‌ Deep Dark‌ Snowy Taiga Hills‌(Unused) Snowy Taiga Mountains‌(Unused) Desert Hills‌(Unused) Desert Lakes‌(Unused) Gravelly Mountains+‌(Unused) Snowy Mountains‌(Unused) Mountain Edge‌(Unused) Legacy Frozen Ocean‌(Unused) Giant Tree Taiga Hills‌(Unused) Giant Spruce Taiga Hills‌(Unused) Shattered Savanna Plateau‌(Unused) Taiga Hills‌(Unused) Taiga Mountains‌(Unused) Deep Warm Ocean‌(Unused)	Poppy‌ Dandelion	flower_default	legacy:overworld_flower_feature
Bamboo Jungle Jungle Savanna Savanna Plateau Sparse Jungle Bamboo Jungle Hills‌(Unused) Jungle Hills‌(Unused) Modified Jungle‌(Unused) Modified Jungle Edge‌(Unused)
Dripstone Caves‌ Deep Dark‌ Plains Sunflower Plains	Dandelion Poppy Azure Bluet Oxeye Daisy Cornflower Orange Tulip Red Tulip Pink Tulip White Tulip	flower_plain	legacy:plains_flower_feature
Swamp Swamp Hills‌(Unused)	Blue Orchid	flower_swamp	legacy:swamp_flower_feature
Meadow	Tall Grass Allium Poppy Azure Bluet Dandelion Cornflower Oxeye Daisy Grass	flower_meadow	meadow_flower_feature
Sunflower Plains Ice Spikes‌	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

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 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(Unused) Taiga Mountains‌(Unused) Snowy Taiga Hills‌(Unused) Snowy Taiga Mountains‌(Unused)	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(Unused) Desert Lakes‌(Unused) Badlands Plateau‌(Unused) Modified Badlands Plateau‌(Unused) Modified Wooded Badlands Plateau‌(Unused) Giant Tree Taiga Hills‌(Unused) Giant Spruce Taiga Hills‌(Unused)	Dead Bush	patch_dead_bush	dead_bush_feature
Badlands Eroded Badlands Wooded Badlands Desert Desert Hills‌(Unused) Desert Lakes‌(Unused) Badlands Plateau‌(Unused) Modified Badlands Plateau‌(Unused) Modified Wooded Badlands Plateau‌(Unused)	Cactus	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.	Sugar Cane	patch_sugar_cane	reeds_feature
Swamp Mangrove Swamp	Lily Pad	patch_waterlily	fixup_waterlily_position_feature waterlily_feature
Bamboo Jungle Jungle Sparse Jungle Bamboo Jungle Hills‌(Unused) Jungle Hills‌(Unused) Modified Jungle‌(Unused) Modified Jungle Edge‌(Unused)	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

Small Mushrooms

Blocks	JE Configured Feature Identifier	BE Feature Identifier
Brown Mushroom Red Mushroom	patch_brown_mushroom patch_red_mushroom	brown_mushroom_feature red_mushroom_feature legacy:small_mushrooms_feature [No ID]

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

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

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

Config

Java Edition:

• [NBT Compound / JSON Object] config
  • [Int] tries: (optional, defaults to 128) The number of attempts to generate. Must be a positive integer.
  • [Int] xz_spread: (optional, defaults to 7) The horizontal spread range. Must be a non-negative integer.
  • [Int] y_spread: (optional, defaults to 3) The vertical spread range. Must be a non-negative integer.
  • [String][NBT Compound / JSON Object] feature: One placed feature (an [String] ID, or a new [NBT Compound / JSON Object] placed feature definition) — The placed feature that this patch generates.

An example[show]

{
  "type": "minecraft:random_patch",
  "config": {
    "feature": {
      "feature": {
        "type": "minecraft:simple_block",
        "config": {
          "to_place": {
            "type": "minecraft:simple_state_provider",
            "state": {
              "Name": "minecraft:lily_pad"
            }
          }
        }
      },
      "placement": [
        {
          "type": "minecraft:block_predicate_filter",
          "predicate": {
            "type": "minecraft:matching_blocks",
            "blocks": "minecraft:air"
          }
        }
      ]
    },
    "tries": 10,
    "xz_spread": 7,
    "y_spread": 3
  }
}

History

[hide]Java Edition Classic
August 25, 2009							Notch showed random patches of flowers and mushrooms generating naturally in worlds.
0.24_SURVIVAL_TEST							Added random patches of flowers and mushrooms.
[hide]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.
[hide]Java Edition Infdev
20100327							Random patches no longer generate, due to changes in the terrain generator.
20100616							Random patches naturally generate again.
[hide]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.
[hide]Java Edition Beta
1.6			Test Build 3				Added random patches of grass, ferns, and dead bushes.
1.8			Pre-release				Dandelion patches are now more common.
							Fern patches no longer generate due to changes in the terrain generator.
[hide]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.
							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.
[hide]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 grass, ferns, carved pumpkins, melons, dead bushes, blue orchids, alliums, azure bluets, tulips, oxeye daisies, sunflowers, lilacs, rose bushes, and peonies.
							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.
[hide]Bedrock Edition
1.4.0			beta 1.2.14.2				Added random patches of kelp and seagrass.
							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.
[hide]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.
							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.
							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.

Issues

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