Random patch

This article is about the patches of blocks that generate in the world. For mid-2010 update releases, see Seecret Updates.

Random patch

A random patch is a terrain feature composed of naturally generating clusters of plants or fungi such as grass, ferns, and flowers.

Types

Vegetation patches can be composed of:

• General: grass, ferns, flowers, sugar cane, sweet berry bushes, pumpkins, mushrooms, bamboo and melons
• Underwater: seagrass
• Oceans: kelp
• Deserts: dead bushes and cacti
• The Nether: fire, mushrooms

Data values

ID

Name	Identifier
[No displayed name]	random_patch

History

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.
?					Mushroom patches now spawn only underground.
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.
Java Edition Infdev
20100327					Random patches can no longer generate, due to changes in the terrain generator.
20100616					Random patches can now naturally generate again.
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.
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.
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.
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.1.0					Added random patches of flowers, mushrooms, and sugar cane.
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.
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.

Generated structures and terrain features

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