Minecraft:Fern: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 11:06, 17 July 2026

Template:For Template:Infobox block Ferns are a non-solid plant Minecraft:block found only in certain biomes and have the same characteristics as grass.

Obtaining

Breaking

When 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 ferns also drop two ferns when broken using shears. Template:Breaking row

Natural generation

Ferns occur naturally only in Minecraft:jungle, Minecraft:taiga, Minecraft:snowy taiga and Minecraft:old growth taiga biomes and their variants, scattered with short grass.

Ferns can additionally be found around some taiga and snowy taigaTemplate:Only Minecraft:village houses.

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Generated loot

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Trading

Minecraft:Wandering traders may sell ferns for 1 Minecraft:emerald. Template:Trade sources

Mob loot

Template:IN, 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

Template:IN, Minecraft:bone meal can be used on a Minecraft:grass block to grow ferns.

Usage

Placement

Ferns can be placed on Minecraft:grass blocks, Minecraft:podzol, Minecraft:mycelium, Minecraft:dirt, Minecraft:coarse dirt, Minecraft:rooted dirt, Minecraft:mud, Minecraft:muddy mangrove roots, Minecraft:moss blocks, Minecraft:pale moss blocks and Minecraft:farmland.

Ferns can also be placed in Minecraft:flower pots.

File:Ferns placeable on.png

All the blocks that ferns can be placed on.

Grazing

When a Minecraft:sheep eats a fern, the block is destroyed, and a Minecraft:sheared 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.

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Item

Template:IN, fern items use biome color with temperature 0.5, downfall 1.0, and as a result is colored Template:Color. Template:IN, 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.

Biome	Color	Block
Biome	Color	Fern	Potted Fern
Template:BiomeLink	Template:Color	File:Badlands Fern.png	File:Badlands Potted Fern.png
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Template:BiomeLink	Template:Color	File:Cherry Grove Fern.png	File:Cherry Grove Potted Fern.png
Template:BiomeLink	Template:Color	File:Desert Fern.png	File:Desert Potted Fern.png
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Template:BiomeLink Template:Only	Template:Color	File:Windswept Savanna Fern.png	File:Windswept Savanna Potted Fern.png
Template:BiomeLink	Template:Color	File:Stony Peaks Fern.png	File:Stony Peaks Potted Fern.png
Template:BiomeLink	Template:Color	File:Jungle Fern.png	File:Jungle Potted Fern.png
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Template:BiomeLink	Template:Color	File:Sparse Jungle Fern.png	File:Sparse Jungle Potted Fern.png
Template:BiomeLink Template:Only	Template:Color	File:Sparse Jungle Fern.png	File:Sparse Jungle Potted Fern.png
Template:BiomeLink Template:Only	Template:Color	File:Lush Caves Fern.png	File:Lush Caves Potted Fern.png
Template:BiomeLink	Template:Color	File:Mushroom Fields Fern.png	File:Mushroom Fields Potted Fern.png
Template:BiomeLink Template:Only	Template:Color	File:Mushroom Fields Fern.png	File:Mushroom Fields Potted Fern.png
Template:BiomeLink	Template:Color<ref name="warm2" group="n">Above -0.1 temperature.</ref>	File:Swamp Fern.png	File:Swamp Potted Fern.png
Template:BiomeLink		File:Swamp Fern.png	File:Swamp Potted Fern.png
Template:BiomeLink	Template:Color<ref name="cold2" group="n">Below -0.1 temperature.</ref>	File:Swamp Fern (Cold).png	File:Swamp Potted Fern (Cold).png
Template:BiomeLink Template:Only		File:Swamp Fern (Cold).png	File:Swamp Potted Fern (Cold).png
Template:BiomeLink	Template:Color	File:Plains Fern.png	File:Plains Potted Fern.png
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Template:BiomeLink	Template:Color	File:Sulfur Caves Fern.png	File:Sulfur Caves Potted Fern.png
Template:BiomeLink	Template:Color	File:Forest Fern.png	File:Forest Potted Fern.png
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Template:BiomeLink	Template:Color	File:Dark Forest Fern.png	File:Dark Forest Potted Fern.png
Template:BiomeLink Template:Only	Template:Color	File:Dark Forest Fern.png	File:Dark Forest Potted Fern.png
Template:BiomeLink	Template:Color	File:Pale Garden Fern.png	File:Pale Garden Potted Fern.png
Template:BiomeLink	Template:Color	File:Birch Forest Fern.png	File:Birch Forest Potted Fern.png
Template:BiomeLink
Template:BiomeLink Template:Only
Template:BiomeLink Template:Upcoming	Template:Color	File:Dappled Forest Fern.png	File:Dappled Forest Potted Fern.png
Template:BiomeLink	Template:Color	File:Fern.png	File:Potted Fern.png
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Template:BiomeLink Template:Only	Template:Color	File:Meadow Fern.png	File:Meadow Potted Fern.png
Template:BiomeLink Template:Only	Template:Color	File:Old Growth Pine Taiga Fern.png	File:Old Growth Pine Taiga Potted Fern.png
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Template:BiomeLink Template:Only
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Template:BiomeLink	Template:Color	File:Taiga Fern.png	File:Taiga Potted Fern.png
Template:BiomeLink
Template:BiomeLink Template:Only
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Template:BiomeLink Template:Only	Template:Color	File:Dripstone Caves Fern.png	File:Dripstone Caves Potted Fern.png
Template:BiomeLink	Template:Color	File:Windswept Hills Fern.png	File:Windswept Hills Potted Fern.png
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Template:BiomeLink	Template:Color	File:Snowy Beach Fern.png	File:Snowy Beach Potted Fern.png
Template:BiomeLink	Template:Color	File:Snowy Plains Fern.png	File:Snowy Plains Potted Fern.png
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Sounds

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Data values

ID

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History

Data history

Java Edition

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Bedrock Edition

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Issues

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Trivia

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

References

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External links

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 |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|||dev=12w05a|Placing a [[Minecraft:block]] while targeting a fern now overwrites 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.}}

Latest revision as of 11:06, 17 July 2026

Obtaining

Breaking

Natural generation

Generated loot

Trading

Mob loot

Post-generation

Usage

Placement

Grazing

Composting

Bone meal

Color

Item

Biome colors

Sounds

Data values

ID

History

Java Edition

Bedrock Edition

Legacy Console Edition

New Nintendo 3DS Edition

Data history

Java Edition

Bedrock Edition

Issues

Trivia

References

External links

Navigation