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	\|{{HistoryLine\|console}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|console}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|xbox=1.66.0016.0\|xbone=CU1\|ps3=1.00\|psvita=1.00\|ps4=1.00\|wiiu=Patch 1\|switch=1.0.1\|[[File:Fern JE1.png\|32px]] Added ferns. They generate exclusively in the [[Minecraft:rainforest]] biome.\|The item form is named "Tall Grass".}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|xbox=1.66.0016.0\|xbone=CU1\|ps3=1.00\|psvita=1.00\|ps4=1.00\|wiiu=Patch 1\|switch=1.0.1\|[[File:Fern JE1.png\|32px]] Added ferns. They generate exclusively in the [[Minecraft:rainforest]] biome.
			\|The item form is named "Tall Grass".}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|xbox=TU5\|Ferns can now be harvested with [[Minecraft:shears]], allowing for their legitimate acquisition.		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|xbox=TU5\|Ferns can now be harvested with [[Minecraft:shears]], allowing for their legitimate acquisition.
	\|Rainforests have been removed, so ferns no longer generate.}}		\|Rainforests have been removed, so ferns no longer generate.}}

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	\|{{HistoryLine\|java beta}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|java beta}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.6\|dev=Test Build 3\|[[File:Fern JE1.png\|32px]] Added ferns.<ref name="GrassAdditions">https://web.archive.org/web/0/http://notch.tumblr.com/post/5775170768/the-changelist-for-1-6</ref>		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.6\|dev=Test Build 3\|[[File:Fern JE1.png\|32px]] Added ferns.<ref name="GrassAdditions">https://web.archive.org/web/0/http://notch.tumblr.com/post/5775170768/the-changelist-for-1-6</ref> They generate exclusively in the [[Minecraft:rainforest]] biome.
	\|[[File:Fern (item) JE1.png\|32px]] The item form, unobtainable by normal means, has no name, uses the grass texture, does not have a [[Minecraft:tint]] applied, and places shrubs instead of ferns even if its damage value is 2 as expected.}}		\|[[File:Fern (item) JE1.png\|32px]] The item form, unobtainable by normal means, has no name, uses the grass texture, does not have a [[Minecraft:tint]] applied, and places shrubs instead of ferns even if its damage value is 2 as expected.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.8\|dev=Pre-release\|Ferns can now be harvested with [[Minecraft:shears]], allowing for their legitimate acquisition.		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.8\|dev=Pre-release\|Ferns can now be harvested with [[Minecraft:shears]], allowing for their legitimate acquisition.
	\|[[File:Fern (item) JE2.png\|32px]] The item now appears with the correct sprite in the inventory, and is also tinted with {{color\|#7cbd6b}}.		\|[[File:Fern (item) JE2.png\|32px]] The item now appears with the correct sprite in the inventory, and is also tinted with {{color\|#7cbd6b}}.
	\|The fern item (damage{{=}}2) now places ferns instead of shrubs.		\|The fern item (damage{{=}}2) now places ferns instead of shrubs.
	\|~~[[Minecraft:Swamp]] biomes have been redesigned and [[Minecraft:rainforest]] biomes~~ have been removed ~~entirely~~, so ferns no longer generate.}}		\|Rainforests have been removed, so ferns no longer generate.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=Pre-release 2 ;)\|The item is now called "Grass" in the inventory.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=Pre-release 2 ;)\|The item is now called "Grass" in the inventory.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|java}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|java}}
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	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|xbox=1.66.0016.0\|xbone=CU1\|ps3=1.00\|psvita=1.00\|ps4=1.00\|wiiu=Patch 1\|switch=1.0.1\|[[File:Fern JE1.png\|32px]]~~{{verify\|Was this exact texture/model used?}}~~ Added ferns.\|The item form is named "Tall Grass".}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|xbox=1.66.0016.0\|xbone=CU1\|ps3=1.00\|psvita=1.00\|ps4=1.00\|wiiu=Patch 1\|switch=1.0.1\|[[File:Fern JE1.png\|32px]] Added ferns. They generate exclusively in the [[Minecraft:rainforest]] biome.\|The item form is named "Tall Grass".}}
			\|{{HistoryLine\|\|xbox=TU5\|Ferns can now be harvested with [[Minecraft:shears]], allowing for their legitimate acquisition.
			\|Rainforests have been removed, so ferns no longer generate.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|xbox=TU7\|The item form is now named "Fern".}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|xbox=TU7\|The item form is now named "Fern".}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|xbox=TU12\|Ferns can now be directly overwritten by placed blocks, like snow and water can, rather than having to be broken beforehand.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|xbox=TU12\|Ferns now generate in [[Minecraft:jungle]] biomes.
			\|Ferns can now be directly overwritten by placed blocks, like snow and water can, rather than having to be broken beforehand.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|xbox=TU14\|xbone=CU1\|ps3=1.04\|psvita=1.00\|ps4=1.00\|wiiu=Patch 1\|switch=1.0.1\|The ability to place ferns in [[Minecraft:flower pot]]s has been added.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|xbox=TU14\|xbone=CU1\|ps3=1.04\|psvita=1.00\|ps4=1.00\|wiiu=Patch 1\|switch=1.0.1\|The ability to place ferns in [[Minecraft:flower pot]]s has been added.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|xbox=none\|xbone=none\|ps3=none\|psvita=none\|ps4=1.90\|wiiu=none\|switch=none\|[[File:Fern JE6.png\|32px]]~~{{verify\|Was this exact texture/model used?}}~~ The texture of ferns has been changed.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|xbox=none\|xbone=none\|ps3=none\|psvita=none\|ps4=1.90\|wiiu=none\|switch=none\|[[File:Fern JE6.png\|32px]] The texture of ferns has been changed.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|xbox=none\|xbone=none\|ps3=none\|psvita=none\|ps4=1.91\|wiiu=none\|switch=none\|Wandering traders can now sell a fern for 5 emeralds.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|xbox=none\|xbone=none\|ps3=none\|psvita=none\|ps4=1.91\|wiiu=none\|switch=none\|Wandering traders can now sell a fern for 5 emeralds.}}
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	\|{{BiomeLink\|Plains}}		\|{{BiomeLink\|Plains}}
	\| rowspan="6" \|{{color\|#91BD59}}		\| rowspan="5" \|{{color\|#91BD59}}
	\| rowspan="6" \| [[File:Plains_Fern.png\|32px]]		\| rowspan="5" \| [[File:Plains_Fern.png\|32px]]
	\| rowspan="6" \| [[File:Plains_Potted_Fern.png\|32px]]		\| rowspan="5" \| [[File:Plains_Potted_Fern.png\|32px]]
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	\|{{BiomeLink\|Sunflower Plains}}		\|{{BiomeLink\|Sunflower Plains}}
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	\|{{BiomeLink\|Sulfur Caves}}{{upcoming\|Chaos Cubed}}		\|{{BiomeLink\|Sulfur Caves}}{{upcoming\|Chaos Cubed}}
			\|{{color\|#ABA64F}}
			\|[[File:Sulfur Caves Fern.png\|32px]]
			\|[[File:Sulfur Caves Potted Fern.png\|32px]]
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	\|{{BiomeLink\|Forest}}		\|{{BiomeLink\|Forest}}

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	=== Natural generation ===		=== Natural generation ===
	Ferns occur naturally only in [[Minecraft:jungle]], [[Minecraft:taiga]], [[Minecraft:snowy taiga]] and [[Minecraft:old growth taiga]] biomes.		Ferns occur naturally only in [[Minecraft:jungle]], [[Minecraft:taiga]], [[Minecraft:snowy taiga]] and [[Minecraft:old growth taiga]] biomes and their variants, scattered with [[Minecraft:Short Grass\|short grass]].

	Ferns can additionally be found around some taiga and snowy taiga{{only\|be\|short=1}} [[Minecraft:village]] houses.		Ferns can additionally be found around some taiga and snowy taiga{{only\|be\|short=1}} [[Minecraft:village]] houses.

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	=== Natural generation ===		=== Natural generation ===
	Ferns occur naturally only in [[Minecraft:jungle]], [[Minecraft:taiga]], [[Minecraft:snowy taiga]] and [[Minecraft:old growth taiga]] biomes.		Ferns occur naturally only in [[Minecraft:jungle]], [[Minecraft:taiga]], [[Minecraft:snowy taiga]] and [[Minecraft:old growth taiga]] biomes.

			Ferns can additionally be found around some taiga and snowy taiga{{only\|be\|short=1}} [[Minecraft:village]] houses.

	{{block distribution}}		{{block distribution}}

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{{for|the large variant|Large Fern}}
{{Infobox block
| image = Fern.png
| invimage = Fern
| extratext = [[#Color|View all renders]]
| transparent = Yes
| light = No
| tool = Shears
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (64)
| flammable = Yes (60)
| lavasusceptible = Yes
| mapcolor = {{jebe|{{Map color|Leaves}}|[[File:Grasscolor.png|link=|12px|middle]] ([[#Color|Grass tint]])
}}
}}
'''Ferns''' are a non-solid plant [[Minecraft:block]] found only in certain biomes and have the same characteristics as grass.

== Obtaining ==
=== Breaking ===
When [[Minecraft:Breaking|broken]] normally, ferns have a 12.5% chance of dropping 1 unit of [[Minecraft:wheat seeds]] when destroyed. This is affected by the [[Minecraft:Fortune]] enchantment, dropping 1-3, 1-5, or 1-7 wheat seeds respectively with Fortune I, II, and III.

Ferns can be obtained as an item if mined by [[Minecraft:shears]]. [[Minecraft:Large fern]]s also drop two ferns when broken using shears.
{{breaking row|horizontal=1|Fern|drop=0|shears=1}}

=== Natural generation ===
Ferns occur naturally only in [[Minecraft:jungle]], [[Minecraft:taiga]], [[Minecraft:snowy taiga]] and [[Minecraft:old growth taiga]] biomes.

{{block distribution}}

=== Generated loot ===
{{LootChestItem|fern}}

=== Trading ===
[[Minecraft:Wandering trader]]s may sell ferns for 1 [[Minecraft:emerald]].
{{Trade sources}}

=== Mob loot ===
{{IN|bedrock}}, [[Minecraft:wandering traders]] have a chance of 8.5% (increased by 1% per level of [[Minecraft:Looting]]) to drop 1 fern when killed while showing the item as trade offer, if the player holds an [[Minecraft:emerald]].

=== Post-generation ===
{{IN|bedrock}}, [[Minecraft:bone meal]] can be used on a [[Minecraft:grass block]] to grow ferns.

== Usage ==
=== Placement ===
Ferns can be placed on [[Minecraft:grass block]]s, [[Minecraft:podzol]], [[Minecraft:mycelium]], [[Minecraft:dirt]], [[Minecraft:coarse dirt]], [[Minecraft:rooted dirt]], [[Minecraft:mud]], [[Minecraft:muddy mangrove roots]], [[Minecraft:moss block]]s, [[Minecraft:pale moss block]]s and [[Minecraft:farmland]].

Ferns can also be placed in [[Minecraft:flower pot]]s.

[[File:Ferns placeable on.png|thumb|All the blocks that ferns can be placed on.]]

=== Grazing ===
When a [[Minecraft:sheep]] eats a fern, the block is destroyed, and a [[Minecraft:shear]]ed sheep regrows its [[Minecraft:wool]]. Baby sheep graze grass and ferns much more often than adults and mature 1 minute faster when grazing.

=== Composting ===
Placing a fern into a [[Minecraft:composter]] has a 65% chance of raising the compost level by 1.

=== Bone meal ===
[[Minecraft:Bone meal]] can be used on a fern to create a [[Minecraft:large fern]].

== Color ==
The coloration of ferns and potted ferns is dependent on the [[Minecraft:biome]] they are in. A block always uses the color set to its location, regardless of how it was placed or of its source. This affects the side and top of the block.

{{IN|BE}}, biome colors also appear on [[Minecraft:Map|maps]].<ref>{{Cite bug|MC|130658|Grass/foliage colors on maps still use the colors from Alpha v1.1.2_01 and earlier / do not change color with biomes|June 2, 2018}}</ref>

=== Item ===
{{IN|Java}}, fern items use biome color with temperature 0.5, downfall 1.0, and as a result is colored {{color|#7cbd6b}}. {{IN|BE}}, this color is coded in the item's texture.

=== Biome colors ===
These values are generated by the biome dyeing algorithm. See [[Minecraft:biome colors]] for more information.
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align:center" data-description="Java edition biome colors"
! rowspan="2" |Biome
! rowspan="2" |Color
! colspan="2" |Block
|-
! Fern
! Potted Fern
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Badlands}}
| rowspan="6" |{{color|#90814D}}
| rowspan="6" |[[File:Badlands_Fern.png|32px]]
| rowspan="6" |[[File:Badlands_Potted_Fern.png|32px]]
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Eroded Badlands}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Wooded Badlands}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Badlands Plateau}}{{only|be|short=1}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Modified Badlands Plateau}}{{only|be|short=1}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Modified Wooded Badlands Plateau}}{{only|be|short=1}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Cherry Grove}}
|{{color|#B6DB61}}
| [[File:Cherry_Grove_Fern.png|32px]]
| [[File:Cherry_Grove_Potted_Fern.png|32px]]
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Desert}}
| rowspan="11" |{{color|#BFB755}}
| rowspan="11" | [[File:Desert_Fern.png|32px]]
| rowspan="11" | [[File:Desert_Potted_Fern.png|32px]]
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Savanna}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Savanna Plateau}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Windswept Savanna}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Nether Wastes}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Soul Sand Valley}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Crimson Forest}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Warped Forest}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Basalt Deltas}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Desert Hills}}{{only|be|short=1}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Desert Lakes}}{{only|be|short=1}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Shattered Savanna Plateau}}{{only|be|short=1}}
|{{Color|#82C245}}
| [[File:Windswept_Savanna_Fern.png|32px]]
| [[File:Windswept_Savanna_Potted_Fern.png|32px]]
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Stony Peaks}}
|{{color|#9ABE4B}}
| [[File:Stony_Peaks_Fern.png|32px]]
| [[File:Stony_Peaks_Potted_Fern.png|32px]]
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Jungle}}
| rowspan="5" |{{color|#59C93C}}
| rowspan="5" | [[File:Jungle_Fern.png|32px]]
| rowspan="5" | [[File:Jungle_Potted_Fern.png|32px]]
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Bamboo Jungle}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Jungle Hills}}{{only|be|short=1}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Modified Jungle}}{{only|be|short=1}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Bamboo Jungle Hills}}{{only|be|short=1}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Sparse Jungle}}
| rowspan="2" |{{color|#64C73F}}
|rowspan="2" | [[File:Sparse_Jungle_Fern.png|32px]]
|rowspan="2" | [[File:Sparse_Jungle_Potted_Fern.png|32px]]
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Modified Jungle Edge}}{{only|be|short=1}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Lush Caves}}{{only|be|short=1}}
|{{Color|#B9B75B}}
| [[File:Lush_Caves_Fern.png|32px]]
| [[File:Lush_Caves_Potted_Fern.png|32px]]
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Mushroom Fields}}
| rowspan="2" |{{color|#55C93F}}
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Mushroom_Fields_Fern.png|32px]]
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Mushroom_Fields_Potted_Fern.png|32px]]
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Mushroom Field Shore}}{{only|be|short=1}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Swamp}}
| rowspan="2" |{{color|#6A7039}}<ref name="warm2" group="n">Above -0.1 temperature.</ref>
| rowspan="2" |[[File:Swamp Fern.png|32px]]
| rowspan="2" |[[File:Swamp Potted Fern.png|32px]]
|-
| rowspan="2" |{{BiomeLink|Mangrove Swamp}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |{{color|#4C763C}}<ref name="cold2" group="n">Below -0.1 temperature.</ref>
| rowspan="2" |[[File:Swamp Fern (Cold).png|32px]]
| rowspan="2" |[[File:Swamp Potted Fern (Cold).png|32px]]
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Swamp Hills}}{{only|be|short=1}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Plains}}
| rowspan="6" |{{color|#91BD59}}
| rowspan="6" | [[File:Plains_Fern.png|32px]]
| rowspan="6" | [[File:Plains_Potted_Fern.png|32px]]
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Sunflower Plains}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Beach}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Dripstone Caves}}{{only|je|short=1}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Deep Dark}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Sulfur Caves}}{{upcoming|Chaos Cubed}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Forest}}
| rowspan="4" |{{color|#79C05A}}
| rowspan="4" | [[File:Forest_Fern.png|32px]]
| rowspan="4" | [[File:Forest_Potted_Fern.png|32px]]
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Flower Forest}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Wooded Hills}}{{only|be|short=1}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Tall Birch Hills}}{{only|be|short=1}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Dark Forest}}
| rowspan="2" |{{color|#507A32}}
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Dark_Forest_Fern.png|32px]]
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Dark_Forest_Potted_Fern.png|32px]]
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Dark Forest Hills}}{{only|be|short=1}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Pale Garden}}
|{{color|#878D76}}
|[[File:Pale_Garden_Fern.png|32px]]
|[[File:Pale_Garden_Potted_Fern.png|32px]]
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Birch Forest}}
| rowspan="3" |{{color|#88BB67}}
| rowspan="3" |[[File:Birch_Forest_Fern.png|32px]]
| rowspan="3" |[[File:Birch_Forest_Potted_Fern.png|32px]]
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Old Growth Birch Forest}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Birch Forest Hills}}{{only|be|short=1}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Ocean}}
| rowspan="17" |{{color|#8EB971}}
| rowspan="17" |[[File:Fern.png|32px]]
| rowspan="17" |[[File:Potted_Fern.png|32px]]
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Deep Ocean}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Warm Ocean}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Deep Warm Ocean}}{{only|be|short=1}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Lukewarm Ocean}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Deep Lukewarm Ocean}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Cold Ocean}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Deep Cold Ocean}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Deep Frozen Ocean}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|River}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Lush Caves}}{{only|je|short=1}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|The End}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Small End Islands}}{{only|je|short=1}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|End Barrens}}{{only|je|short=1}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|End Midlands}}{{only|je|short=1}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|End Highlands}}{{only|je|short=1}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|The Void}}{{only|je|short=1}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Meadow}}{{only|je|short=1}}
|{{color|#83BB6D}}
|[[File:Meadow_Fern.png|32px]]
|[[File:Meadow_Potted_Fern.png|32px]]
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Meadow}}{{only|be|short=1}}
| rowspan="4" |{{color|#86B87F}}
| rowspan="4" |[[File:Old_Growth_Pine_Taiga_Fern.png|32px]]
| rowspan="4" |[[File:Old_Growth_Pine_Taiga_Potted_Fern.png|32px]]
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Old Growth Pine Taiga}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Giant Tree Taiga Hills}}{{only|be|short=1}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Giant Spruce Taiga Hills}}{{only|be|short=1}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Taiga}}
| rowspan="4" |{{color|#86B783}}
| rowspan="4" |[[File:Taiga_Fern.png|32px]]
| rowspan="4" |[[File:Taiga_Potted_Fern.png|32px]]
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Old Growth Spruce Taiga}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Taiga Hills}}{{only|be|short=1}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Taiga Mountains}}{{only|be|short=1}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Dripstone Caves}}{{only|be|short=1}}
|{{Color|#8DB58A}}
|[[File:Dripstone_Caves_Fern.png|32px]]
|[[File:Dripstone_Caves_Potted_Fern.png|32px]]
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Windswept Hills}}
| rowspan="6" |{{color|#8AB689}}
| rowspan="6" |[[File:Windswept_Hills_Fern.png|32px]]
| rowspan="6" |[[File:Windswept_Hills_Potted_Fern.png|32px]]
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Windswept Gravelly Hills}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Windswept Forest}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Stony Shore}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Gravelly Mountains+|id=modified-gravelly-mountains}}{{only|be|short=1}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Mountain Edge}}{{only|be|short=1}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Snowy Beach}}
|{{color|#83B593}}
|[[File:Snowy_Beach_Fern.png|32px]]
|[[File:Snowy_Beach_Potted_Fern.png|32px]]
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Snowy Plains}}
| rowspan="13" |{{color|#80B497}}
| rowspan="13" |[[File:Snowy_Plains_Fern.png|32px]]
| rowspan="13" |[[File:Snowy_Plains_Potted_Fern.png|32px]]
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Ice Spikes}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Snowy Taiga}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Frozen Ocean}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Frozen River}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Grove}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Snowy Slopes}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Frozen Peaks}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Jagged Peaks}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Snowy Mountains}}{{only|be|short=1}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Legacy Frozen Ocean}}{{only|be|short=1}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Snowy Taiga Hills}}{{only|be|short=1}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Snowy Taiga Mountains}}{{only|be|short=1}}
|}
{{reflist|group=n}}

== Sounds ==
{{Sound table/Block/Grass}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showblocktags=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Fern
|spritetype=block
|nameid=fern
|blocktags=enchantment_power_transmitter, replaceable, replaceable_by_trees
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table2
|edition=bedrock
|showaliasids=y
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Fern
|spritetype=block
|nameid=fern
|aliasid=tallgrass / 2
|translationkey=tile.tallgrass.fern.name
|id=-848
|foot=1}}

== History ==
=== ''Java Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java beta}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.6|dev=Test Build 3|[[File:Fern JE1.png|32px]] Added ferns.<ref name="GrassAdditions">https://web.archive.org/web/0/http://notch.tumblr.com/post/5775170768/the-changelist-for-1-6</ref>
|[[File:Fern (item) JE1.png|32px]] The item form, unobtainable by normal means, has no name, uses the grass texture, does not have a [[Minecraft:tint]] applied, and places shrubs instead of ferns even if its damage value is 2 as expected.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=Pre-release|Ferns can now be harvested with [[Minecraft:shears]], allowing for their legitimate acquisition.
|[[File:Fern (item) JE2.png|32px]] The item now appears with the correct sprite in the inventory, and is also tinted with {{color|#7cbd6b}}.
|The fern item (damage{{=}}2) now places ferns instead of shrubs.
|[[Minecraft:Swamp]] biomes have been redesigned and [[Minecraft:rainforest]] biomes have been removed entirely, so ferns no longer generate.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=Pre-release 2 ;)|The item is now called "Grass" in the inventory.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.0.0|dev=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 6|[[File:Fern (item) JE3.png|32px]] The tint used for ferns as items has changed to {{color|#48b518}}.
|The item is now called "Fern" in the inventory.
|Ferns are now available in the [[Minecraft:creative]] [[Minecraft:inventory]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.2.1|dev=12w03a|Ferns now generate in [[Minecraft:jungle]] biomes.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=12w05a|Placing a [[Minecraft:block]] while targeting a fern now overwrite the fern, similar to [[Minecraft:snow]]. Previously, ferns had to be [[Minecraft:breaking|broken]] to place blocks in that space.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.4.2|dev=12w34a|The ability to place ferns in [[Minecraft:flower pot]]s has been added.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=12w38a|The [[Minecraft:sound]]s used for grass-type blocks have been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.4.4|dev=1.4.3|Ferns no longer appear grayscale when held in third person.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.7.2|dev=13w36a|Ferns now spawn in [[Minecraft:taiga]] and [[Minecraft:cold taiga]] biomes.
|A fern can now be [[Minecraft:bone meal]]ed into a large fern, which drops two fern items when broken with shears, making ferns renewable for the first time.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=14w07a|[[File:Fern JE2.png|32px]] The texture planes and pixels of ferns are now completely square.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=14w17a|[[File:Fern JE3.png|32px]] The texture planes and pixels of ferns are now stretched and rectangular again.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=14w25a|[[File:Fern JE4.png|32px]] Cross models, including ferns, are now subject to directional shading.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=14w31a|[[File:Fern JE5.png|32px]] Crosses are no longer subject to directional shading.<ref name="DSFix">{{bug|MC-57159}}</ref>}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.14|dev=18w43a|[[File:Fern JE6.png|32px]] The texture of ferns has been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w50a|Fern items can now be found in chests in [[Minecraft:taiga]] village houses.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=19w03a|Placing a fern into the composter now has a 50% chance of raising the compost level by 1.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=19w05a|Ferns now have a 65% chance of increasing the compost level by 1.
|Wandering traders can now sell a fern for 1 emerald.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.5|dev=25w08a|Sheep can now graze on ferns.}}
}}

=== ''Bedrock Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|pocket alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.8.0|dev=build 1|[[File:Fern BE1.png|32px]] Added ferns.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=build 5|[[Minecraft:Bone meal]] can now be used to instantly grow ferns on grass blocks.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.9.0|dev=build 1|Ferns now generate naturally.
|The [[Minecraft:tint]] of ferns now changes depending on the biome.
|[[File:Fern BE2.png|32px]] The fern texture has been brightened.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=build 3|Bone meal can now be applied to ferns to create large ferns.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.11.0|dev=build 14|Ferns now have a random height.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.12.1|dev=build 1|Ferns can now be [[Minecraft:snowlogged]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.14.0|dev=build 3|The hitbox no longer occupies an entire block.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.15.0|dev=build 1|The texture is now 44×44, instead of 16×16. Whether this results in any visible changes in-game is unknown.}}
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.10.0|dev=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Fern JE6.png|32px]]{{verify|Is this exact model used?}} The texture of ferns has been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.11.0|dev=beta 1.11.0.1|Ferns can now be used to fill [[Minecraft:composter]]s.
|Ferns can now be found in [[Minecraft:taiga]] and [[Minecraft:snowy taiga]] village house chests.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16.0|dev=beta 1.16.0.57|Wandering traders can now sell a fern for 1 emerald.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.60|dev=Preview 1.21.60.21|Ferns no longer appear mirrored when viewed from certain angles.<ref>{{bug|MCPE-40646||Cross models are displayed wrongly from east and west sides|Fixed}}</ref>}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=Preview 1.21.60.23|Ferns generate more frequently in [[Minecraft:taiga]]s, [[Minecraft:old growth spruce taiga]]s, [[Minecraft:old growth pine taiga]]s, and [[Minecraft:sparse jungle]]s.}}
}}

=== Legacy Console Edition ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|console}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=1.66.0016.0|xbone=CU1|ps3=1.00|psvita=1.00|ps4=1.00|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Fern JE1.png|32px]]{{verify|Was this exact texture/model used?}} Added ferns.|The item form is named "Tall Grass".}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU7|The item form is now named "Fern".}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU12|Ferns can now be directly overwritten by placed blocks, like snow and water can, rather than having to be broken beforehand.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU14|xbone=CU1|ps3=1.04|psvita=1.00|ps4=1.00|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|The ability to place ferns in [[Minecraft:flower pot]]s has been added.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps3=none|psvita=none|ps4=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Fern JE6.png|32px]]{{verify|Was this exact texture/model used?}} The texture of ferns has been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps3=none|psvita=none|ps4=1.91|wiiu=none|switch=none|Wandering traders can now sell a fern for 5 emeralds.}}
}}

=== ''New Nintendo 3DS Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|new 3ds}}
|{{HistoryLine||0.1.0|[[File:Fern JE1.png|32px]]{{verify|Was this exact texture/model used?}} Added ferns.}}
}}

=== Data history ===
==== ''Java Edition'' ====
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=17w47a|The different [[Minecraft:block states]] for the <code>tallgrass</code> ID have now been split up into their own IDs.
|"Fern" now has a new ID: <code>fern</code>.
|Prior to [[Minecraft:1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], the block's numeral ID was 31, with metadata 2.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.17|dev=21w19a|<code>minecraft:fern</code> has been added to the newly-implemented <code>#minecraft:mineable/axe</code> [[Minecraft:block tag]]. This, however, has no effect in-game, since the block breaks instantly anyway regardless of tool used or active effects.{{check the code|Prior to this version, assigned tools were presumably hardcoded; were ferns also coded to have axes as their "preferred" tool before this version?}}}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.5|dev=25w10a|<code>minecraft:fern</code> has been removed from the block tags <code>#minecraft:mineable/axe</code> and <code>#minecraft:sword_efficient</code>.}}
}}

==== ''Bedrock Edition'' ====
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.0|dev=Preview 1.21.0.20|The different [[Minecraft:block states]] for the <code>tallgrass</code> ID have now been split up into their own IDs.}}
}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list|Fern}}

== Trivia ==
*Even though ferns do not produce seeds in real life, as they emit spores instead, they can drop seeds if broken.

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{mcnet|fern|Taking Inventory: Fern|September 5, 2025|Duncan Geere}}

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