Plains

Plains are usually temperate grasslands biomes. They are among the first biomes added to the game. There are two plains biome variants in the biome family. They are the second most common biome, with Forest being slightly more common.

Description

Plains are grassy and mostly flat. Many of the grass blocks are covered in grass or tall grass. Oak trees generate sometimes; ¹⁄₃ are large. Rarely, these trees have bees and bee nests.

Some patches of plains grow various colors of tulips and these patches, along with flower forests, are the only places where tulips generate; however due to a bug^[1] in Java Edition, tulip patches no longer generate in plains biomes since the Caves & Cliffs update. Oxeye daisies, cornflower, and azure bluets flowers sporadically generate within the plains. Sunflowers are found in the sunflower variation.

Villages from plains use oak planks and logs. Pillager outposts generate as well, but are even rarer.

Horses spawn in plains biomes. In Bedrock Edition, this is the only biome where donkeys can spawn.

Despite the calmness, survival in plains biomes can be a little hard due to the relative sparseness of the biome, though villages can serve as a temporary refuge if they are found. Oak trees sparsely generate, making wood scarce should one not want to tear down village houses or battle pillagers in outpost for wood. Additionally, the amounts of grass can prove to be a nuisance when building a shelter or combating. However, tamed horses can serve as a method of travel, allowing players to more efficiently explore their surroundings for more resources.

Plains biomes are quite common and expansive, and often border forests and savannas.

Variants

There are two plains biome variants (plains and sunflower plains).

Plains

The plains biome is the most abundant variant. Plains biomes are common in a Minecraft world, generating in both temperate and dry biome clusters.

Sunflower Plains

The sunflower plains features large numbers of sunflowers across its landscape, and is the only place where sunflowers may generate. The sunflowers make for a good source of yellow dye and a makeshift compass, as they always face east. The mob spawning is otherwise no different from the regular plains.

Sunflower plains are most commonly bordered by regular plains, and separated from flower forests by rivers.

In Bedrock Edition, villages and outposts still generate here, but in Java Edition they don't.^[2]

Data values

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History

Before alpha 1.2.0, flatter areas similar to plains existed within "plains" landforms, which were randomly generated across the world as true biomes did not exist yet.

Gallery

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  A village in the plains.

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  A large oak tree in the plains, with some horses.

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  Another view of sunflower plains, with some tulip patches.

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  The plains in Beta 1.7.

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  An aerial view of a Buffet plains biome.

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  Plains biome with a lot of animals. Check the image for the seed and coordinates.

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  Village reaching into 3 biomes (Jungle, Desert and Plains).

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  Plains village generated between mountains.

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  Mountainous Plains generation from 1.18.

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  A plains biome.

See also

• Savanna
• Snowy Plains
• Meadow

References

External Links

• Around the Block: Plains – Minecraft.net on June 11, 2020
• Around the Block: Sunflower Plains – Minecraft.net on December 8, 2022