Fern
minecraft:fernFern is a short decorative plant that grows on grass and other soil blocks in jungles, taigas, and their variants. Breaking it without shears has only a small chance to drop wheat seeds, unlike breaking it with shears which yields the plant itself.
Uses
- Large Fern — Applying bone meal to a fern grows it into a two-block-tall large fern, which drops two ferns when harvested with shears.
- Composting — Ferns can be placed in a composter, with roughly a 65% chance to raise the compost level by one.
Found In
- Jungle and Taiga biomes — Generates naturally scattered among short grass in jungles, taigas, snowy taigas, and old-growth taiga variants.
- Bone meal growth — Using bone meal on grass in these biomes can spawn additional ferns and large ferns.
Drops
- fern× 1
- wheat seeds× 0–1fortune
FAQ
What's the best way to harvest ferns for the plant itself?
Use shears. Breaking a fern with shears always drops the fern block; any other tool only has a small chance to drop wheat seeds instead.
Does Fortune help when breaking ferns by hand?
Yes. Fortune increases the odds and quantity of wheat seeds dropped when a fern is broken without shears.
Can ferns burn?
Yes, ferns are flammable and can be destroyed by nearby fire spreading through vegetation.
Where do ferns naturally spawn?
Only in jungle, taiga, snowy taiga, and old-growth taiga biomes and their variants, mixed in with short grass.
Tags
- hand_mineable
- overworld
- flammable