Biome

A river going through a jungle.

A river running through a badlands.

A river running through a giant tree taiga.

A Shattered Savanna Biome.

A rare division of extremely cold biomes with extremely hot biomes.

A warm ocean biome with a coral reef visible.

	“	A biome is a climate zone used in the game to define what type of surface the soil has (sand? grass?), whether it should rain or snow, which trees grow there, and sometimes also the type of animals that can appear there.	„
		— Jens Bergensten

A biome is a region in a world with distinct geographical features, flora, heights, temperatures, humidity ratings, and sky and foliage colors. Biomes separate every generated world into different environments, such as forests, jungles, deserts, and taigas.

A Basalt Delta, found in the Nether

Temperature

The temperature influences the shades of green for the grass, and of blue for the water.

Biomes have a temperature value that determines if it snows or rains. The required temperature values are less than 0.15 for snow, and above 0.15 for rain. The temperature also drops 0.0016 (¹⁄₆₂₅) per meter above the default sea level (Y=64), but does not change below sea level. These values can be used to determine the heights that snow generates at in different biomes. For example, mountains generate snow at Y=95, due to their highland climate, as their temperature value is 0.2. The temperature affects only the transition from rain to snowfall. All the biomes in vanilla with a temperature above 0.95 (and by extent, all the dry biomes) are hardcoded to never have precipitation at any height or temperature. For example, savannas do not experience rain or snow due to their heat. If a biome with a temperature above 0.95 is edited to allow precipitation through a data pack or mod, it simply behaves like a normal rainy biome.

Biomes are split into 5 categories based on their temperature: snow-covered, cold, temperate/lush, dry/warm, and neutral. They are almost always separated during terrain generation to prevent biomes with huge temperature differences being placed side-by-side (such as a snowy taiga next to a desert), and to allow biomes with similar temperatures to be placed next to each other more often (such as forests and swamps).

Generation

Biome clusters

While biomes are still split into 5 categories, generation of biomes between 1.7 and the current version differs somewhat from the biome categories described below. In general, land biomes generate in 4 different clusters; cold, temperate, lush or dry biomes. Temperate and lush biome groups are often indistinguishable from each other however, with the only difference being areas of taiga versus areas of swamps, birch, and dark forests. The former two biome clusters are often the most expansive. Cold and dry biomes generate in smaller clusters, but can still extend a thousand or more blocks. Cold biomes include the snow-covered snowy tundra and snowy taiga. Dry biomes consist of savanna, plains and desert. Plains biomes are unusual in that they generate in dry biome clusters in addition to lush and temperate biome clusters. Temperate and lush biome clusters both contain mountains, plains and forest.

In snowy climates, snowy Tundra are weighed 3 times more versus snowy taiga: it is much more common than snowy taiga. In dry climates, deserts are weighed 3 times, savannas 2 times while plains only once.

Snowy, temperate, lush and dry biome clusters, as well as mushroom fields, jungles, giant tree taigas, oceans and deep oceans are generated and pre-determined in the biome climate stage of biome generation. The biome clusters then generate their respective biomes.

Four land biomes are rarer and generate separately from biome clusters: mushroom fields, badlands, jungles, and giant tree taigas. Mushroom fields generate in oceanic biomes, badlands in dry biomes, jungle in lush biomes and giant tree taigas in temperate biomes. These three land biomes may also occasionally generate standalone separate from their parent biome clusters. In addition, an "edge" variant biome surrounds these three biomes. Jungle edges separate jungles from most other land biomes aside from regular forest or taiga (if bordering a swamp the jungle edge extends up to 3 chunks), and deserts separates badlands from the rest of the land biomes except with modified badlands. Taiga and its variants surround giant tree taigas in all cases except for snowy taigas. The thin deserts and jungle edges that border are generated in the beach/shore biome stage. The generation of mushroom fields uses mushroom fields shore as its "technical" river biome and beach biome, but if a deep ocean touches a mushroom field biome then the mushroom field shore biome does not generate.

Biome edges

During the biome edge stage of biome generation, portions of some biomes can be overwritten and replaced by different ones. This generally occurs in areas where two nearby biomes would create a strange and contrasting border. Plains biomes can overwrite Swamps if the Swamps border snowy areas or Deserts. Jungle Edge biomes overwrite Swamps if Jungles border Swamps. If Snowy Tundra borders Deserts, a Wooded Mountains biome overwrites the Desert.

Taigas that surround Giant Tree Taigas are generated in the Biome-Edge layer stage, however Jungle Edges and Deserts that surround Jungles and Badlands are generated in the stage where shores and beaches are generated. As such, the latter two biome edges cannot generate modified biome variants, but modified biomes can take over any biome edges within the biome edge generation. Note that the biome edge stage, not the beach/shore stage, in biome generation, handles the case of a Jungle Edge and Swamp bordering.

Other information

The five general shades of green for grass blocks and leaves: blue-grey (snowy), aquamarine (cold, oceanic and birch forest), green (temperate), olive (dry) and brown (for badlands, which is a rare dry biome).

The generation and location of hill biomes is pre-determined whereas mutated biomes have their own stage in biome generation. The dense dark forest uses plains as its hill biome, forming glades. Plains generate groves of forest, forest hills or flower forest. Ocean biomes may have spots of deep ocean biomes within it, while Deep Ocean biomes generate sparse islands with plains or forest. Mushroom fields that generate in ocean biomes are pre-determined in the biome climate stage of biome generation. In the badlands, the badlands plateau is the actual main biome generated with the regular badlands as the hills biome. However, the non-plateaued badlands biome generates on the edges of all types of plateaued badlands, in this case of the non-plateaued badlands, this is generated in the biome-edge stage of biome generation. In the case of modified hills, if a biome type doesn't have a modified hills biome, such as warm ocean or swamp, only the regular biome type generates. Since Update Aquatic, modified biomes can conform to an entire biome or can border a river.

Rivers and beaches simply overwrite the land biome entirely during generation.

The temperature of oceanic biomes is done completely separately from the land biome generation, meaning it is possible for a frozen ocean to generate next to a badlands biome. This was done in order to not have to change land biome generation in its entirety.

In Java Edition, the possible shapes of biomes can use only the first 24 bits of the 64-bit world seed, and biome shapes within a world seed can repeat beginning around 2²⁹ blocks from 0,0. Biomes are sampled in 4 by 4 block segments, as such, the biome generation algorithm overflows at 2³³ blocks, biomes can repeat every 2³⁴ blocks. Scaling the biome size down causes beaches and edge biomes to disappear as biomes are sampled in 4 by 4 block segments. In other cases, some edge biomes, those that are generated in the biome-edge stage of biomes instead of beach/shore stage of generation, can maintain it's normal block width, even though the biomes in the noise map are shrunken.

Even though there are 64-bit seeds on Java, there are only 2⁶³ unique noise maps for continental/ocean biome generation, due to a use of a quadratic equation in biome generation. This is colloquially known as a shadow seed. In this case, land biome and general ocean biomes are exactly the same in a pair of seeds, but ocean biome temperatures, structures, and hills differ in the shadow seed. A user can find a shadow seed by using a 64 bit integer calculator and subtracting -7379792620528906219 to obtain the shadow seed. Shadow seeds are exclusive to Java Edition.

With Bedrock Edition using 32-bit seeds and a different world generation algorithm, there are few similarities between it and the 64-bit world generation. The positions of Mutated biomes, oceans (and islands), rare biomes (jungles, badlands, mushroom fields, giant tree taiga), as well as specific biomes in cold, temperate, or dry biome clusters, bear some geographical relationship with the equivalent positive value seed of the 64-bit generation. The biome shapes deviate significantly. The specific generation of lush biomes is completely different on Bedrock.

Biome types

Depending on the climate zone, the sky has a different tone: warm, temperate, cold or snowy.

In Java Edition, currently, there are 67 Overworld biomes, 5 Nether biomes, 5 End biomes, and 2 unused biomes, with a total of 79 different biomes. In Bedrock Edition, however, there are 66 Overworld biomes, 5 Nether biomes, 1 End biome, and 3 unused biomes, with a total of 75. Biomes can be distinguished by the grass, and leaf colors (water color also differ between biomes in the biome, along with the types of blocks present (e.g. types of trees or other plants like cacti, sand coverage in deserts)). Biomes are pseudo-randomly generated using the map seed.

Biomes are separated into 6 temperature classes. The snowy ones have their temperature listed in purple, cold in green, temperate/lush in orange, dry/warm in red, and the end in blue. The biomes of either neutral or unknown temperature have no temperature class. Temperatures are given at sea level.

Overworld

Snowy biomes

In these biomes, it always snows instead of rains and no matter the height; all sources of water exposed to the sky are frozen over. The foliage and grass is aqua, and the water is purple.

Biome Name and ID	Features	Description	Screenshot of biome
Snowy Tundra 12	Temperature: 0.0 Snow, Snowfall, Oak trees,‌[Java Edition only] Ice, Spruce trees, Igloos, Strays, White and some Black & White Rabbits, Polar Bears, Occasional Tall Grass, Villages, Pillager outposts	An expansive, hilly biome with a huge amount of snow layers. Sugar cane can generate in this biome, but can become uprooted when chunks load as the water sources freeze to ice. There are few natural oak‌[Java Edition only] and spruce trees in this biome. No animal mobs other than rabbits and polar bears are able to spawn, however, it is one of the few biomes where strays appear, a hostile mob similar to skeletons, except they shoot arrows of slowness. In Bedrock, this biome doesn't spawn monsters other than strays and skeletons, but spawners can still spawn monsters. Due to the biome's size and scarcity of wood and animals, initial survival becomes difficult in comparison to other biomes. This is one of only two biomes where igloos naturally generate. Villages and pillager outposts may also generate here.	Snowy Tundra
Ice Spikes 140	Temperature: 0.0 Packed Ice, Ice, Snow, Snowfall, Snow Blocks, Strays, White and some Black & White Rabbits, Polar Bears, Ice Spikes	A rare variation of the Snowy Tundra biome that features large spikes and glaciers of packed ice. Usually, the spikes are 10 to 20 blocks tall, but some long, thin spikes can reach over 50 blocks in height. Glaciers replace lakes and are called Ice Patches in code. Almost all grass blocks in this biome are replaced with blocks of snow but occasional grass blocks can be found in hollows and under overhangs. Tall grass is rare. Like the regular snowy tundra, no animal mobs other than rabbits and polar bears are able to spawn and strays appear at night.	Ice Spikes
Snowy Taiga 30	Temperature: -0.5 Snow, Snowfall, Ice, Spruce Trees, Flowers, Wolves, White and some Black & White Rabbits, Foxes, Igloos, Villages‌[Bedrock Edition only], Pillager outposts, Sweet berry bushes	Much like the regular Taiga, the "Snowy Taiga" has large expanses of spruce trees, ferns, and their taller variants, generate here commonly, although tall grass can still be found. It is one of the few places where wolves and foxes spawn naturally. One may also find an igloo nestled between the trees from a more or less flat terrain, making it one of only two biomes where igloos naturally generate. Villages‌[BE only] and outposts‌[BE only] may also generate here. Villages use the same architecture as taiga villages but the villagers wear snowy biome outfits.	Snowy Taiga
Snowy Taiga Mountains 158	Temperature: -0.5 Spruce Trees, Snow, Snowfall, Ferns, Wolves, Sweet berry bushes, Foxes, White and some Black & White Rabbits	The Snowy Taiga Mountains are not nearly as flat as their regular counterpart. Compared to the regular Taiga Mountains, the mountains found in this biome are much steeper and more erratic. These large height differences make navigating the snowy taiga mountains biome quite dangerous. Also unlike their normal variant, igloos, villages and outposts do not generate here.	Snowy Taiga Mountains
Frozen River 11	Temperature: 0.0 Ice, Water, Sand, Clay, Seagrass, Rabbit, Polar Bear, Salmon, Drowned, Stray	A river with a layer of ice covering its surface. It generates only when a River biome enters or meets a Snowy Biome. Salmon spawn underwater while rabbits and polar bears spawn on ice. At night, Drowned can spawn below the ice with Strays on the surface. No other monsters can spawn here, even underground, except in a spawner‌[BE only].	Frozen River
Snowy Beach 26	Temperature: 0.05 Sand, Snow, Snowfall, Ice, Buried Treasure, Shipwreck, rabbit	Like a regular beach, one can find plenty of sand in this biome and buried treasure can be found underground in this snowy beach. However, sand is covered in a layer of snow. Snowy beaches are often found when a snowy biome borders an ocean biome. No passive mobs other than rabbits spawn in this biome.	Snowy Beach

Cold biomes

In these biomes, it begins to snow above y=90 in mountains and stone shore, above y=120 in taiga and giant spruce taiga, and above y=150 in giant tree taiga. Otherwise, it rains. Foliage is aqua as in snowy biomes, with the water being indigo.

Biome Name and ID	Features	Description	Screenshot
Mountains 3	Temperature: 0.2 Oak Trees‌[JE only], Spruce Trees‌[JE only], Gravel, Flowers, Emerald Ore, Infested Stone, Llamas	A highland biome with some mountaintops reaching y=130, with a few scattered oak and spruce trees. Cliffs, peaks, valleys, waterfalls, overhangs, floating islands, caverns, and many other structures exist here, offering outstanding views. This is one of the few biomes where llamas can spawn naturally. Snowfall also occurs above certain heights up the mountain, thus creating snow layers on the top of the mountains. Falling is a significant risk, as there are many steep ledges large enough to cause severe fall damage or even death. Mountains are the only biomes where emerald ore (underground) and silverfish (in infested stone) can be found naturally. Trees cannot generate here In Bedrock and Education editions	Mountains
Gravelly Mountains 131	Temperature: 0.2 Spruce Trees‌[JE only], Oak Trees‌[JE only], Gravel, Llama, Emerald ore, Infested stone, Snow	The mountains in this biome are slightly higher than in their regular counterpart‌[JE only], many of which reach into the clouds and are covered by snow peaks. The gravelly mountains are mostly gravel with maybe some grass. Due to the low amount of grass, the population of spruce and oak trees in this biome is sparse. When generating alongside an Ocean Biome, it can generate cold or normal beaches.	Gravelly Mountains.
Wooded Mountains 34	Temperature: 0.2 Stone, Dirt, Llama, Emerald ore, Infested stone, Spruce Trees, Oak Trees	This biome, usually found in the middle of regular mountains biome, generates much taller mountains then the regular mountain biome mountains, most of these mountians are covered by snow. The slopes are quite steep, which makes scaling these mountains difficult and dangerous. The peaks feature much more grass and spruce trees than the Gravelly Mountains, usually forming a small forest at the top.	Wooded Mountains
Gravelly Mountains+ 162	Temperature: 0.2 Spruce Trees, Oak Trees, Gravel, Llama, Emerald ore, Infested stone, Grass	This variant of the Wooded Mountains biome removes its signature spruce tree covered peaks in favor of terrain covered mostly by gravel and stone, similar to the Gravely Mountains biome. Larger, deeper valleys are carved into the relatively barren landscape - only a few isolated trees can be found here. Just like the Gravelly Mountains Biome, when generating alongside an ocean biome, beaches generate.	Gravelly Mountains+
Taiga 5	Temperature: 0.25 Spruce Trees, Flowers, Fern, Wolves, Brown, salt & pepper and black rabbits, Villages, Pillager outposts, Foxes, Sweet berry bushes,	A predominantly flat biome covered by a forest of spruce trees. Ferns, large ferns and berry bushes grow commonly on the forest floor. One can find packs of wolves here, along with small groups of foxes or rabbits. Villages may generate in this biome; the houses in these villages are built of spruce wood. Pillager outposts may also generate in this biome.	Taiga
Taiga Mountains 133	Temperature: 0.25 Spruce Trees, Flowers, Ferns, Sheep, Brown, salt & pepper and black rabbits, Sweet berry bushes, Foxes	The Taiga Mountains biome are like the regular taiga but with mountains, but these forests are overlayed onto mountainous terrain. Unlike Taiga Hills, these mountains tend to be larger then regular mountains and more difficult to climb. Perhaps owing to the rough nature of this biome, no villages nor outposts can be found here.	Taiga Mountains
Giant Tree Taiga 32	Temperature: 0.3 Spruce Trees, Podzol, Ferns, Wolves, Brown, salt & pepper and black rabbits‌[JE only], Foxes, Mossy Cobblestone, Mushrooms, Dirt, Coarse Dirt, Dead Bush	The Giant Tree Taiga is a rare cold biome composed of spruce trees, much like the standard Taiga biome. However, some trees are 2×2 thick and taller than normal, akin to large jungle trees. Mossy cobblestone boulders appear frequently, brown mushrooms are common, and podzol can be found on the forest floor. There are also patches of coarse dirt that do not grow grass, with some dead bushes. Wolves and foxes may also spawn here, as they do in normal Taiga biomes. Rabbits may also spawn here in Java Edition.	Giant Tree Taiga
Giant Spruce Taiga 160	Temperature: 0.25 Spruce Trees, Podzol, Ferns, Grass, Foxes, Wolf, Mossy Cobblestone, Mushrooms, Dirt	The terrain in this rare biome is almost exactly the same as in its regular counterpart. However, the most striking feature of this biome is its giant spruce trees, which are essentially a scaled-up version of regular spruce trees. One can easily differentiate this from a normal Giant Tree Taiga by observing how the leaves almost completely cover the tree trunks, whereas, in normal Giant Tree Taigas, leaves tend to cover only the top.	Giant Spruce Taiga
Stone Shore 25	Temperature: 0.2 Stone, Gravel, Water, Buried Treasure	True to its name, this stone-covered biome often appears where mountain biomes meet the ocean. Depending on the height of the nearby land, Stone Shores may generate as medium slopes or huge cliffs, its tops tall enough to be covered by snow. No passive mobs spawn here. Buried treasure can generate here. No sand blocks can generate here.	Stone Shore

Temperate/lush biomes

In these verdant biomes, it begins snowing over the 256 block height limit, snow does not generate naturally. Otherwise, it rains. The foliage and grass is a vibrant light green, except for swamps and dark forests, which have dark green grass. Rivers and birch forests are also exempt from this, as they have a dull aqua hue. The water is blue in this biome.

Biome Name and ID	Features	Description	Screenshot
Plains 1	Temperature: 0.8 Tall Grass, Grass, Flowers, Villages, Horses, Donkeys, Pillager outposts, Oak Trees, Bee Nests	A flat and grassy biome with rolling hills and few oak trees. Lakes, small underwater caves and villages are common. Cave openings, lava lakes and waterfalls are easily identifiable due to the flat unobstructed terrain. Farm mobs are easily found in Plains biomes; this biome and its variants are also one of the only biomes where horses spawn naturally. Pillager outposts may also be generated.	Plains
Sunflower Plains 129	Temperature: 0.8 Grass, Sunflowers, Flowers, Donkeys, Villages‌[BE only], Pillager Outposts‌[BE only], Horses, Oak Trees, Bee Nests	Found within normal plains, this biome is the only place where sunflowers naturally generate, hence the name. They grow in abundance, making yellow dye a widely available resource.	Sunflower Plains
Forest 4	Temperature: 0.7 Oak and Birch Trees, Flowers, Wolves, Bee nests, Mushrooms	A small and common biome, with a lot of oak and birch trees, occasional hills and a fair amount of tall grass, mushrooms and flowers. This is one of the most preferred biomes to start out in, due to the abundance of wood. Like in taigas, wolves are found.	Forest
Flower Forest 132	Temperature: 0.7 Flowers, Trees, Brown, salt & pepper and black rabbits, Bee Nests	This Forest variant has fewer trees, but more than makes up for it - it is almost overflowing with nearly every type of flower and tall plant in the game, several of which grow only in this biome. Therefore, this biome is optimal for harvesting and farming dyes. Wolves do not spawn in the flower forest, although rabbits spawn occasionally.	Flower Forest
Birch Forest 27	Temperature: 0.6 Birch Trees, Flowers, Bee nests	A forest where the grass is aqua and only birch trees generate. Unlike in the regular Forest, no wolves spawn in this forest.	Birch Forest
Tall Birch Forest 155	Temperature: 0.7 Tall Birch Trees, Flowers, Bee nests	Birch trees grow much taller than usual in this uncommon variant of the Birch Forest biome. Whereas normal birch trees grow up to 7 blocks tall, these trees usually are 11 blocks in height. This makes deforestation a much more difficult task, although it provides the player with far more resources. Additionally, the terrain in this biome is much rougher and taller than birch forest hills.	Tall Birch Forest
Dark Forest 29	Temperature: 0.7 Dark Oak trees, Huge Mushrooms, Mushrooms, Rose Bushes, Woodland Mansions	This biome is mainly composed of dark oak trees, a mostly closed roof of leaves, and occasional large mushrooms. Trees in this forest are so packed together, that it's dark enough for hostile mobs to spawn, even during the day. On rare occasions, a woodland mansion may spawn, making the Dark Forest the only biome (along with Dark Forest Hills) in which woodland mansions can be found.	Dark Forest
Dark Forest Hills 157	Temperature: 0.7 Dark Oak Trees, Huge Mushrooms, Woodland Mansions	A variant of the Dark Forest where large hills dominate the canopy. While increased light in the forest means slightly fewer mobs, the steep cliffs lining this biome still make it dangerous to navigate on foot. Woodland Mansions may still generate here on rare occasions.	Dark Forest Hills
Swamp 6	Temperature: 0.8 Swamp Huts, Oak trees, Grass, Vines, Lily Pads, Clay, Mushrooms, Slimes, Huge Mushrooms‌[Bedrock Edition only], Fossils, Seagrass	A biome characterized by a mix of flat areas around sea level and shallow pools of green water with floating lily pads. Clay, sand, and dirt are commonly found at the bottom of these pools. Trees are covered with vines and can be found growing out from the water. Mushrooms and sugar canes are abundant. Swamp Huts with a black cat and a witch generate exclusively in swamps. Slimes also spawn naturally at night, most commonly on full moons. Some zombies may end up underwater, which can transform them into drowned, making this an especially dangerous biome at night. Temperature varies within the biome, causing foliage and grass colors to vary. In Bedrock Edition, huge mushrooms also spawn in this biome. Visibility is also lower when the player is underwater.	Swamp Swamp in Bedrock Edition
Swamp Hills 134	Temperature: 0.8 Oak Trees, Vines, Lilypads, Huge Mushrooms‌[BE only], Water, Swamp huts‌[BE only], Fossils	This rare variant of the Swamp biome has areas where small hills rise in slopes of varying degrees, surrounded by flatter marshes. Beaches generate when this biome borders an ocean biome. In Java Edition, Swamp huts do not generate in this biome, unlike the normal Swamp.	Swamp Hills
Jungle 21	Temperature: 0.95 Jungle trees, Oak trees, Jungle Pyramids, Ferns, Melons, Flowers, Vines, Cocoa, Ocelots, Parrots, Bamboo, Pandas‌[BE only]	A dense and rare temperate biome. It features ferns and large jungle trees that can reach up to 31 blocks tall with 2×2 thick trunks. Oak trees are also common though. The landscape is lush green and quite hilly, with many small lakes often nestled into deep valleys, sometimes above sea level. Leaves cover much of the forest floor—these "bush trees" have single-blocks of jungle wood for trunks, surrounded by oak or jungle leaves. When inside a jungle, the sky becomes noticeably lighter as in dry biomes. Vines are found alongside most blocks and may cover the surface of caves. Ocelots, pyramids, melons, cocoa, pandas and parrots exclusively generate in this biome. Melons generate in patches, similar to pumpkins, but are common.	Jungle
Modified Jungle 149	Temperature: 0.95 Jungle trees, Oak trees, Ferns, Melons, Flowers, Vines, Cocoa, Ocelots, Parrots, Bamboo, Pandas‌[BE only]	Much more mountainous version of the normal Jungle, with foliage so thick that the ground is barely visible. This biome is demanding of a player's survival resources. One may confuse this with the Jungle Hills, but the hills in the Modified Jungle biome tends to be sharper and more erratic. Due to the combined height of the terrain and of the tall jungle trees, trees in this jungle frequently reach above the clouds. Extremely dense foliage and treacherous terrain make this biome difficult and dangerous to navigate, especially at night.	Modified Jungle
Jungle Edge 23	Temperature: 0.95 Jungle trees, Oak trees, Ferns, Melons, Flowers, Vines, Cocoa, Ocelots, Parrots, Bamboo, Pandas‌[BE only]	This biome represents a smooth transition between jungles and other biomes. In stark contrast to the wild and overgrown vegetation of the jungle biomes, the jungle edge consists of a few small and isolated jungle trees, with patches of melons here and there. The terrain is relatively flat, with some small rises in elevation. All mobs that spawn in the Jungle, including parrots, ocelots, and pandas‌[Bedrock Edition only], also spawn in the Jungle Edge.	Jungle Edge
Modified Jungle Edge 151	Temperature: 0.95 Jungle trees, Oak trees, Ferns, Melons, Flowers, Vines, Cocoa, Ocelots, Parrots, Bamboo, Pandas‌[BE only]	The terrain in this biome is a slightly more hilly and rugged version of the normal Jungle Edge, though some large and flat sections of it are often hard to distinguish from its standard variant. Modified Jungle Edge is the rarest biome in the game and usually generates only when Jungle biomes meet Swamp Hills biomes. The result is a two-layer transition zone that includes a Modified Jungle Edge along the side of the Jungle, and a thin border of normal Jungle Edge on the side of the Swamp Hills. Jungles are already uncommon, and Swamp Hills are about 30 times rarer than regular Swamp, so it is extremely rare for them to generate bordering each other. The strict conditions that are needed for its generation also make it a small biome when it does occur, usually no longer than 150 blocks on its long side and less than that for width. This biome covers only about 1/370000 of the overworld by area.	Modified Jungle Edge
Bamboo Jungle 168	Temperature: 0.95 Jungle trees, Oak trees, Podzols, Vines, Ocelots, Jungle Pyramids,‌[Java Edition only] Melons, Parrots, Bamboo, Pandas	The terrain in this biome is covered by grass with some patches of podzol. Unlike the normal Jungle, bushes still generate but do not cover the floor. Additionally, only large jungle trees can generate here along with large or balloon oak trees. The density of trees in this biome is much less compared to jungle edge, but massive amounts of bamboo shoots generate covering this biome. Jungle exclusive mobs such as ocelots and parrots can spawn in here. Panda exclusively spawn in this biome‌[Java Edition only] or have a much higher spawn rate than in regular jungle.‌[Bedrock Edition only] Jungle pyramids can also generate.‌[Java Edition only]	Bamboo Jungle
River 7	Temperature: 0.5 Water, Sand, Clay, Sugar Cane, Seagrass, Salmon, Squid, Drowned	A biome that consists of water blocks that form an elongated, curving shape similar to a real river. Unlike real rivers, however, they have no current. Rivers cut through terrain or separate the main biomes. They attempt to join up with Ocean biomes, but sometimes loop around to the same area of ocean. Rarely, they can have no connection to an ocean, instead of forming a loop. The grass has a dull aqua tone, much like the ocean, and trace amounts of oak trees tend to generate there as well. Rivers are also a reliable source of clay. These biomes are good for fishing, but drowned can spawn at night. Mobs other than salmon, squid and drowned cannot spawn in this biome, even underground, except in a spawner.	River
Beach 16	Temperature: 0.8 Sand, Gravel, Water, Sugar Cane, Turtles, Buried Treasure, Shipwreck	Generated where oceans meet other biomes, beaches are primarily composed of sand. Beaches penetrate the landscape, removing the original blocks and placing in sand blocks. These are also useful for fishing. Passive mobs other than turtles do not spawn on beaches. For the history of beaches, see the Beach page.	Beach
Mushroom Fields 14	Temperature: 0.9 Mushrooms, Huge Mushrooms, Mycelium, Mooshrooms	This rare biome consists of a mixture of flat landscape and steep hills and has mycelium instead of grass as its surface. However, any grass placed appears in a bright green color, even brighter than in the Jungle. Mushroom fields are most often adjacent to an ocean and are usually found isolated from other biomes, and they are typically a few hundred blocks wide. It is one of the only biomes where huge mushrooms can generate naturally, and where mushrooms can grow in full sunlight. No mobs other than mooshrooms spawn naturally in this biome, including the usual night-time hostile mobs. This also applies to caves, mineshafts, and other dark structures, meaning exploring underground is safe. However, mob spawners still spawn mobs, wandering traders along with their llamas can spawn, raids can still spawn illagers, the player can still breed animals and spawn mobs using spawn eggs, and insomnia still attracts phantoms.	Mushroom Fields
Mushroom Field Shore 15	Temperature: 0.9 Mushrooms, Huge Mushrooms, Mycelium, Mooshrooms, Buried Treasure, Shipwreck	Mushroom Field Shores represent the transition between mushroom fields and the ocean, forming long strips between the biomes as a "beach", hence the name. However, it does not generate if the ocean biome is a Deep Ocean. This biome also generates when a river meets a Mushroom Fields biome, similar to what Frozen Rivers do in Snowy Tundras. The terrain of this biome is much more flat and shallow than the main Mushroom Fields biome, though it contains many of the same features, such as a mycelium surface layer, huge mushrooms, and lack of hostile mobs, but shipwrecks and buried treasure can generate here.	Mushroom Field Shore

Dry/warm biomes

"Plateau" redirects here. For the Minecraft Dungeons location, see MCD:Panda Plateau.

In these biomes, it neither rains nor snows at all, but the sky still turns overcast during inclement weather. The foliage and grass is an olive tone, except badlands biomes, which have brown grass. The water is light blue. As in jungle biomes, the sky becomes lighter. Additionally, a snow golem spawned or brought into one of these biomes melts unless it has the Fire Resistance effect.

Biome Name and ID	Features	Description	Screenshot
Desert 2	Temperature: 2.0 Sand, Cacti, Dead Bushes, Sandstone, Sugar Cane, Desert wells, Desert Pyramids, Desert Villages, Pillager Outposts, Gold Rabbits, Fossils, Husk	A barren and inhospitable biome consisting mostly of sand dunes, dead bushes, and cacti. Sandstone, and sometimes fossils, are found underneath the sand. The only passive mobs to spawn naturally in deserts are gold/creamy rabbits, their coloring well-camouflaged against the sand. At night, husks usually spawn in the place of normal zombies; the lack of visual obstruction makes hostile mobs highly visible. Sugar cane can be found if the desert is next to an ocean or river biome. Desert villages, desert wells, and desert pyramids are found exclusively in this biome. Pillager outposts can also generate here. This biome sometimes appears as a thin edge around badlands biomes.	Desert
Desert Lakes 130	Temperature: 2.0 Sand, Cacti, Water, Sugar Canes, Gold Rabbits, Desert well, Fossils, Husk	In this biome, unlike the normal Desert, patches of water can be found, and the terrain is slightly more rough. Although desert wells can be found, desert pyramids, villages, and outposts do not generate in this biome.	Desert Lakes
Savanna 35	Temperature: 1.2 Acacia Trees, Tall Grass, Savanna Villages, Horses, Cows, Pillager Outposts, Sheep, Llamas	A relatively flat and dry biome with a dull-brown grass color and acacia trees scattered around the biome, though oak trees may generate now and then. Tall grass covers the landscape. Villages can generate in this biome, constructed of acacia wood, with some colored terracotta. Pillager outposts can also generate here. Both horses and llamas can naturally spawn here.	Savanna
Shattered Savanna 163	Temperature: 1.1 Acacia Trees, Oak Trees, Coarse Dirt, Tall Grass, Llama	Unlike the flat and calm terrain of the savanna biome, the chaotic terrain of this uncommon variant is covered in gigantic mountains covered in coarse dirt and some patch of stone. The mountains in the shattered savanna biome are extremely steep, jutting out at 90-degree angles, making it almost impossible to climb. Deep Ocean-like lakes also generate here. On top of that, they dwarf the mountains biome in height - they can rise far above the clouds, and even to the world height limit, without using the Amplified world type.‌[Java Edition only] Massive waterfalls and lavafalls are quite common here. The unforgiving terrain means villages and outposts do not generate in this biome. Surprisingly, llamas can naturally spawn here.	Shattered Savanna
Badlands 37	Temperature: 2.0 Dead Bushes, Terracotta, Red Sand, Cacti, Red Sandstone‌[JE only], Above ground mineshafts, Gold ore	A rare biome where large mounds of terracotta and stained terracotta generate. Red sand also generates here instead of regular sand, with occasional cacti and dead bushes, and this biome is usually bordered by a desert biome. No passive mobs spawn in this biome, even if all other spawning conditions are met. Mineshafts generate at a higher altitude than normal - occasionally a player may come across a mineshaft jutting out of the Badlands. Gold ore also occurs more frequently, because ore veins generate within badlands at a higher Y-level than the usual 32. The composition of this biome is useful when other sources of terracotta and gold are scarce. However, finding badlands biomes can be difficult due to their rarity. On the other hand, it offers great variety; six variations of this biome are available to explore.	Badlands (Previous name Mesa)
Eroded Badlands 165	Temperature: 2.0 Red Sand, Cactus, Red Sandstone‌[JE only], Dead Bushes, Terracotta, Above ground mineshaft, Gold ore	This rare biome generates unique terrain features that are similar to the structures in Utah's Bryce Canyon. Tall and narrow spires of colorful terracotta rise out of the floor of the canyon, which like all other badlands variants, is covered in red sand. Deserts do not generate alongside this biome.	Eroded Badlands
Wooded Badlands Plateau 38	Temperature: 2.0 Oak trees, Dead Bushes, Coarse Dirt, Dirt, Terracotta	One might not notice the difference between the normal badlands plateau and this variation, if it weren't for the layer of coarse dirt and the small forests of oak trees that generate atop these plateaus. The color of the grass and leaves is a dull green-brown hue, giving it a dried and dead appearance. These trees are a rare source of wood when living in the otherwise barren and lifeless badlands.	Wooded Badlands Plateau
Modified Wooded Badlands Plateau 166	Temperature: 2.0 Oak trees, Dead Bushes, Coarse Dirt, Dirt, Terracotta	This biome features grass and oak trees on top of plateaus, much like its counterpart. However, the plateaus that generate here are generally smaller, allowing far less foliage to generate. The terrain is more erratic, and can be compared to that of the similar Modified Badlands Plateau biome, having an old and eroded appearance. Deserts do not generate alongside this biome.	Modified Wooded Badlands Plateau
Plateau(s) 36, 39	Temperature: Badlands Plateau : 2.0 Savanna Plateau : 1.0	Savanna plateau biomes are similar to the Hills biomes, but generate only within Savanna, while badlands plateau generate as actual biomes in Badlands biomes, and are flattened at the top, much like real-life plateaus. They come to rest at an elevation of about 20 to 30 blocks above sea level. One may discover the entrance to a mineshaft within the tall slopes of a Badlands Plateau.	Badlands Plateau Savanna Plateau
Modified Plateau(s) 164, 167	Temperature: Modified Badlands Plateau : 2.0 Shattered Savanna Plateau : 1.0	Two rare variants of the plateau biomes, which are variants themselves. However, neither of these biomes closely resemble their counterparts. Compared to the average Badlands Plateau, the Modified Badlands Plateau features more variable terrain and smaller plateaus, as if a larger plateau was weathered down over time. It is the second-rarest biome in the game, after the Modified Jungle Edge. The terrain of the Shattered Savanna Plateau biome is much less tame than its normal counterpart. It features incredibly large and steep mountains that jut out of the terrain, similar to the Shattered Savanna biome, albeit slightly smaller and gentler in comparison. Rain can occur in shattered savanna plateau.‌[BE only]	Modified Badlands Plateau Shattered Savanna Plateau

Ocean biomes

Oceans are large, open biomes made entirely of water going up to y=63, with underwater relief on the sea floor, such as small mountains and plains, usually including gravel. Oceans typically extend under 3,000 blocks in any direction; around 60% of the Overworld's surface is covered in ocean. Small islands with infrequent vegetation can be found in oceans. Passive mobs sometimes can spawn on these islands, as hostiles can. Squid spawn frequently in the water. Underwater cave entrances can be found frequently at the bottom of the ocean.

Biome Name and ID	Features	Description	Screenshot
Warm Ocean 44	Temperature: 0.5 Dolphins Pufferfish, Squid, Tropical fish, Warm underwater ruins, Coral reef, Coral Blocks, Corals, Coral Fans, Sand, Sea Pickles, Seagrass, shipwrecks, Andesite‌[BE only], Granite‌[BE only], Diorite‌[BE only], Dead Coral Fans‌[BE only], Dead Coral Blocks‌[BE only], Magma Blocks	A variant of the Ocean biome, with light blue water at the surface. Like the Lukewarm Ocean, it has a floor made of sand, and like all oceans, it is populated with seagrass. Unlike other ocean biomes, Warm Oceans allow for the generation of coral reefs and sea pickles. Kelp cannot spawn here.	Warm Ocean
Lukewarm Ocean 45	Temperature: 0.5 Dolphins, Pufferfish‌[JE only], Tropical fishes‌[JE only], Squid, Salmon‌[BE only] Cod, warm underwater ruins, Sand, Dirt, Clay, Drowned, Kelp, Seagrass, Shipwrecks, Magma blocks	A variant of the Ocean biome, with light teal water at the surface. Its floor is made of sand with the occasional dirt or clay, kelp and seagrass spawn here. Unlike the Warm Ocean biome, cod and salmon‌[BE only] can spawn here. Coral cannot spawn here	Lukewarm Ocean
Deep Lukewarm Ocean 48	Temperature: 0.5 Dolphins, Pufferfish‌[JE only], Tropical fishes‌[JE only], Salmon‌[BE only] Cod, warm underwater ruins, Sand, Dirt, Clay, Drowned, Squid, Kelp, Seagrass, Ocean monuments, Guardians, Elder guardians, shipwrecks, Magma Blocks	Similar to the Lukewarm Ocean biome, but twice as deep. Because they are a Deep Ocean variant, they can generate ocean monuments, resulting in the spawning of guardians, elder guardians, prismarine, and sponges.	Deep Lukewarm Ocean
Ocean 0	Temperature: 0.5 Water, Gravel, Squid, Sand, Seagrass, Kelp, Shipwreck, Cold Underwater ruins, Cod, Salmon‌[BE only], Drowned, Magma block	The basic Ocean biome. Like its colder variants, its floor is made up of gravel. Sea grass, kelp, cod and salmon‌[Bedrock Edition only] can spawn here.	Ocean
Deep Ocean 24	Temperature: 0.5 Water, Gravel, Clay, Squid, Guardians, Elder Guardians, Ocean monuments, Shipwreck, Cold underwater ruins, Kelp, Seagrass, Cod, Salmon, Drowned, Magma Block	A variant of the Ocean biome. In Deep Ocean biomes, the ocean can exceed 30 blocks in depth, making it twice as deep as the normal ocean. The ground is mainly covered with gravel. Ocean monuments generate in deep oceans, meaning guardian and elder guardian can spawn here. Underwater ravines often generate here, with the top layer of lava being replaced by magma blocks that create bubble columns.	Deep Ocean
Cold Ocean 46	Temperature: 0.5 Cod, Salmon, Cold underwater ruins, Gravel, Kelp, Seagrass, Dirt, Sand, shipwreck, magma blocks, squid, Drowned	A variant of the Ocean biome, with dark indigo water at the surface. Like regular Oceans and Frozen Oceans, its floor is made up of gravel, though occasional patches of dirt can be found. Salmon are able to spawn in Cold Ocean biomes.	Cold Ocean
Deep Cold Ocean 49	Temperature: 0.5 Cod, Salmon, Cold underwater ruins, Gravel, Kelp, Seagrass, Dirt, Sand, Ocean monuments, Guardians, Elder guardians, shipwrecks, Drowned, Squid	Similar to the Cold Ocean biome, but twice as deep. Like other Deep Oceans, ocean monuments are able to generate here, which contain guardians, elder guardians, prismarine, and sponges.	Deep Cold Ocean
Frozen Ocean 10	Temperature: 0.0 Ice, Packed Ice, Blue Ice, Water, Gravel, Clay, Squid, Sand, Cod‌[BE only], Drowned, Salmon, Iceberg, Shipwreck, Cold underwater ruins, Stray, Polar Bear, Rabbit	A variant of the Ocean biome with dark purple water at the surface. Like the Cold Ocean, it has a gravel seabed and squid swimming about. However, the water's surface is frequently broken up by patches of ice and large icebergs, consisting of packed ice and, occasionally, blue ice. Strays and polar bears can spawn here, but dolphins do not.	Frozen Ocean
Deep Frozen Ocean 50	Temperature: 0.5 Salmon, Cold underwater ruins, Gravel, Ice‌[BE only], Packed Ice, Blue Ice, Ocean monuments, Guardians, Elder guardians, iceberg, shipwreck, Polar Bear, Stray, rabbit, cod‌[BE only], drowned, squid	Like the Frozen Ocean biome, the only fish that can spawn here are salmon and cod‌[BE only], and the floor is made up of gravel. The Frozen Deep Ocean biome also contains ocean monuments and a deeper floor than normal Oceans, like other Deep Oceans. Unlike its shallow counterpart, the surface of the water is not frozen‌[JE only]. Frequent floating icebergs with blue ice generate here. Polar bears, rabbits, and strays can also spawn here, but dolphins do not.	Deep Frozen Ocean

Neutral biomes

Biome Name and ID	Features	Description	Screenshot
The Void‌[Java Edition only] 127	Temperature: 0.5 Stone, Cobblestone, Void	Can be accessed only through Buffet world selection or The Void superflat preset. In a Buffet world, the landscape consists only of stone, as well as water and bedrock depending on the generator type. In The Void superflat preset, the world is empty except for a single structure: a 33×33 stone platform with a single block of cobblestone in the center. No mobs (passive or hostile) can spawn without spawn eggs, spawners, or commands.	The Void
Hills 13, 17, 18, 19, 22, 28, 31, 33, 156, 161, 169	Temperature: Same as their respective base biomes.	Hills are generated within certain biomes (including some of their variants) and are referred in the F3 menu with Hills or Mountains added to their name. This includes: Wooded Hills, Taiga Hills, Snowy Taiga Hills, Jungle Hills, Desert Hills, Birch Forest Hills, Tall Birch Hills, Giant Tree Taiga Hills, Giant Spruce Taiga Hills, Snowy Mountains, and Bamboo Jungle Hills. Most hills are gentle rolling slopes on which the usual biome terrain generates, with some sharper cliffs here and there. Snowy Mountains are usually taller, with height comparable to mountains biomes, and have a lower chance of spawning passive mobs during world generation than other biomes (7% versus 10%). Giant Spruce Taiga Hills are a special case. in Java Edition, the game code sets the values setBaseHeight and setHeightVariation to define a "hilly" biome, but uses the same values as for its non-hill variant (Giant Spruce Taiga), meaning there is absolutely no terrain difference between the two biomes. In Bedrock Edition, this biome generates as a hillier version of the Giant Spruce Taiga, but uses the same trees as the Giant Tree Taiga Hills (with leaves only at the top), resulting in the only difference between these biomes being non-terrain aspects like water color and temperature.	Giant Tree Taiga Hills Desert Hills Jungle Hills Snowy Mountains

Unused biomes

Main article: Unused features

These biomes don't generate in default worlds.

Biome Name and ID	Features	Description	Screenshot
Mountain Edge 20	Temperature: 0.2 Grass, Dirt, Stone, Llamas, Emerald ore, Infested stone, Spruce trees, Oak trees, Snow	Similar to the jungle edge biome, the Mountain Edge used to generate exclusively at the edge of Mountain biomes in order to smooth the transition between biomes. This biome has lots of trees, similar to wooded mountains. While the terrain is lower and gentler in nature, some areas may reach high enough to be covered by snow. This biome doesn't generate naturally from Java Edition 1.7.2 onward.	Mountain Edge
Deep Warm Ocean 47	Temperature: 0.5 Dolphins, Pufferfish, Tropical fishes, Warm underwater ruins, Sand, Seagrass, Ocean monuments, Guardians, Elder guardians, shipwrecks	Similar to the Warm Ocean biome, but without coral reefs nor sea pickles, and twice as deep. Because they are a deep ocean variant, they can generate ocean monuments, resulting in the spawning of guardians, elder guardians, prismarine, and sponges. This biome has never naturally generated.	Deep Warm Ocean
Legacy Frozen Ocean‌[Bedrock Edition only] -116	Temperature: 0.0 Polar Bears, Salmon, Cod, Strays, Cold underwater ruins, Gravel, Seagrass, kelp, Snowy Rabbits, Ice, shipwrecks	Similar to the Frozen Ocean biome, but without icebergs, it is completely flat. Because they are a Frozen Ocean variant, they can spawn polar bears and strays, but not dolphins. Unlike the regular frozen ocean, Polar bear, drowned, squid, salmon, cod, Rabbits, skeletons and strays are the only mobs that spawn here, kelp also generates here. This biome doesn't generate naturally from Pocket Edition Alpha 0.9.0 onward.	Legacy Frozen Ocean

Removed biomes

Main articles: Biome/Before Beta 1.8 and Removed features

These biomes no longer generate in current versions of the game.

Biome Name and ID	Features	Description	Screenshot
Tundra	Temperature: <50% Snow, Grass Block, Ice	Snowy, barren terrain with few trees. The occasional trees do exist, although rarely. Ice can be found over water. Snow is common weather in tundras. It generates when the temperature is below 50% and the rainfall is less than 20%.	Tundra
Rain Forest	Temperature: >97% Grass Block, Grass, Oak trees, Birch trees	Rainforests are wet biomes with many trees, which have a 1 in 3 chance of being big, instead of 1 in 10 like all other biomes. They generate only oak trees and have a large amount of tall grass and ferns. A biome is classified as a rainforest if the temperature is greater than 97% and the rainfall is more than 90%. This could be the biome with some of the most cliffs and hills because the world generator reduces height variation at lower rainfalls.	Rainforest
Seasonal Forest	Temperature: >97% Grass Block, Grass, Oak trees	Seasonal Forests spawn with a temperature of 97% or greater, and a rainfall value between 45% and 90%. They are commonly found between forest and rain forests, and near plains biomes. They are identical to forests, except they have fewer trees and are capable of spawning only oak trees. They have a little bit of tall grass.	Seasonal Forest
Ice Desert	Temperature: 0.0 Sand, Snow, Ices	An unused biome before Beta 1.8 that was in the code but never implemented into the temperature/rainfall table and thus did not actually generate. It was a biome of sand with snow on top of it and had snowfall and ice (the player can create something similar using the buffet world option and choosing the snowy beach biome).	Ice Desert Biome
Shrubland	Temperature: >50%, <97% Grass Block, Oak trees, Birch trees	A biome with few trees and no tall grass. It is identical to the savanna biome. It is one of the smallest biomes in the game and spawns only if the temperature is between 50% and 97%, and the rainfall value is below 35% and therefore too little to generate a forest.	Shrubland

The Nether

The Nether is considered a different dimension. All biomes in this dimension are dry and it is not possible to place water in these biomes, though ice can still be placed.

Biome Name and ID	Features	Description	Screenshot
Nether Wastes 8	Temperature: 2.0 Netherrack, Glowstone, Soul Sand, Nether Quartz Ore, Ghasts, Blazes, Zombified Piglins, Nether Fortresses, Wither Skeletons, Lava, Magma cubes, Gravel, Magma Blocks, Bastion Remnants, Ruined Portals, Piglins,Nether Gold Ore	This is one of the biomes used to generate the Nether. It was formerly the only biome present in the dimension. Within this biome mobs such as ghasts, packs of piglins, zombified piglins and the occasional magma cubes and endermen spawn. Certain structures, such as Nether quartz ore & glowstone veins, and Nether fortresses generate only in the Nether. Water lakes (and other Overworld structures) can still generate if the Nether is used in a superflat preset. Beds explode when used in this biome.	Nether Wastes, formerly called "Nether"
	Temperature: 2.0 Netherrack, Glowstone, Soul Sand, Stone, Water, Lava, Gravel, Nether fortresses (when generated through Buffet mode)
	Temperature: 2.0 Netherrack, Lava, Water, Gravel, Soul Sand, Zombified Piglin, Ghast, Magma Cube (when generated in overworld)‌[Bedrock Edition only]
Soul Sand Valley 170	Temperature: 2.0 Soul Sand, Soul Soil, Soul Fire, Netherrack, Basalt in Basalt pillars, Bone Blocks in Nether fossils, Ghast, Skeleton, Endermen, Bastion Remnants, Ruined Portals	The soul sand valley is a large grotto that is extensive and cuts through the Nether's usual terrain. Notable features of the biome are exposed nether fossils in various shapes and sizes, large amounts of lava, blue fog, large spires made of basalt, soul fire, and the occasional Nether fortress or Bastion remnant. The biome itself consists of soul sand, basalt and soul soil. This biome is extremely dangerous to traverse due to the combination of ghasts and skeletons spawning here and soul sand slowing down the player's movement speed, making it easy for a player to get overwhelmed by projectile attacks. In addition, ghasts fireballs impacting soul sand or soul soil can create soul fire, which is more harmful than regular fire if players get caught in it. It is recommended to avoid this biome unless players have sufficient equipment/strategies to navigate the terrain. The Soul Speed enchantment is especially helpful for traveling through this biome.	Soul Sand Valley
Crimson Forest 171	Temperature: 2.0 Crimson Nylium, Crimson Fungi, Warped Fungi, Crimson Roots, Glowstone, Weeping Vines, Huge Crimson Fungi, Nether Wart Blocks, Shroomlight, Hoglins, Piglins, Zombified Piglins, Bastion Remnants, Ruined Portals	The Crimson Forest is a “red” crimson-themed biome, with warped and crimson fungi as well as huge crimson fungi scattered around the environment. There are huge fungi structures that contain weeping vines hanging off them and may also have a few blocks of shroomlight. The floor of the biome is covered in crimson nylium, with crimson roots growing. Occasional patches of netherrack and red nether wart blocks are found scattered throughout the biome. In the ceiling, apart from glowstone clusters, there are sparse nether wart block stalactites with vines growing. Piglins, zombified piglins and hoglins naturally spawn in this biome. As long as players equip at least one piece of gold armor, piglins should not cause any trouble. Hoglins can also be repelled by staying close to warped fungi. However, without these countermeasures, this biome can be fairly hostile to navigate. Nevertheless, the abundance of hoglins in this biome makes it a great source of food in the Nether, and the high population of piglins makes this biome an ideal location to barter with them.	Crimson Forest
Warped Forest 172	Temperature: 2.0 Warped Nylium, Crimson Fungi, Warped Fungi, Warped Roots, Nether Sprouts, Huge Warped Fungi, Warped Wart Blocks, Shroomlight, Enderman, Bastion Remnants, Ruined Portals	The warped forest is a dense, “blue” warped-themed biome, with warped and crimson fungi as well as huge warped fungi scattered around. The huge fungi structures may have a few blocks of shroomlight scattered around them. The floor of the biome is covered in warped nylium, with warped roots and nether sprouts growing. Occasional patches of raw netherrack and warped wart blocks can be found scattered throughout the biome. Apart from Striders, Endermen are the only mobs that spawn in this biome, making the warped forest an ideal location to collect ender pearls to access the End. This biome is also a relatively safe place to reside in the Nether, due to the fact that no hostile mobs spawn here. However, do note that other hostile mobs can still spawn from Bastion remnants that generate here, as well as from Nether fortresses that have cut into a warped forest after generating in another biome.	Warped Forest
Basalt Deltas 173	Temperature: 2.0 Basalt, Blackstone, Netherrack, Lava, Magma Cubes, Striders, Ghasts, Ruined Portals	A gray biome, the basalt deltas are said to be the remnant of ancient volcanic eruptions. The ground consists of basalt and blackstone blocks, with small patches of netherrack and pools of lava. The shape of the terrain is chaotic and uneven, making it somewhat difficult to traverse and build on. Unlike the other biomes in the Nether, Bastion remnants do not generate in basalt deltas. When this biome borders a lava ocean, clusters of basalt form near the coast. Magma cubes have a high spawn rate in this biome, making the Basalt Deltas the best place to farm Magma Cream. This biome also contains a much higher abundance of blackstone compared to other Nether biomes.	Basalt Deltas

The End

The End is considered a different dimension. The water is lilac.‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}

Biome Name and ID	Features	Description	Screenshot
The End 9	Temperature: 0.5 End Stone, Endermen, Obsidian, End Crystals, Ender Dragon, End gateway portal, Void	This biome is used to generate the circle of radius 1000 centered at the 0,0 coordinates in the End. The End central island is generated at the center of this circle, and it's surrounded by a complete vacuum all the way to the edge of the biome. Most of the End features are exclusive to that island, including the ender dragon, the obsidian pillars, the End Crystals, the 5x5 spawn platform, the exit portal and the 20 central End gateways. Large amounts of endermen spawn in this biome. It does not rain or snow in this biome unlike the other low-temperature biomes. The outer islands in the End can be accessed using the End gateway portal after the ender dragon has been defeated. If the biome is used for a superflat world, the sky appears nearly black and an ender dragon spawns at the 0,0 coordinates in the Overworld. Only endermen spawn at night.	The End
Small End Islands 40	Temperature: 0.5 End stone, Endermen, End gateway portals, Void	Generates as part of the outer islands of the End. This biome represents the empty expanse between the larger islands, populated only by the smaller, circular islands.	Small End Islands
End Midlands 41	Temperature: 0.5 End stone, Endermen, End gateway portals, End Cities, Shulkers	Generates as part of the outer islands of the End. This biome represents the gradual slope from the hilltops of each island down to the cliffs around the edge. End cities generate here, but chorus trees do not.	End Midlands
End Highlands 42	Temperature: 0.5 End Stone, Endermen, Chorus Plants, End Cities, Shulkers, End gateway portals	Generates as part of the outer islands of the End. This biome represents the hilltops of each island, and is the only biome in the End where both chorus trees and end cities generate.	End Highlands
End Barrens 43	Temperature: 0.5 End stone, Endermen, End gateway portals	Generates as part of the outer islands of the End. This biome represents the outer rims of each island, with steep cliffs below the edge. Neither end cities nor chorus trees generate in this biome.	End Barrens

Biome IDs

See also: Biome/IDs before 1.13

Each type of biome has its own biome ID, shown in the following table. Mountain Edge, Deep Warm Ocean, and Legacy Frozen Ocean biomes do not generate.

Java Edition:

Name	Namespaced ID	Numeric ID
Ocean	ocean	0
Deep Ocean	deep_ocean	24
Frozen Ocean	frozen_ocean	10
Deep Frozen Ocean	deep_frozen_ocean	50
Cold Ocean	cold_ocean	46
Deep Cold Ocean	deep_cold_ocean	49
Lukewarm Ocean	lukewarm_ocean	45
Deep Lukewarm Ocean	deep_lukewarm_ocean	48
Warm Ocean	warm_ocean	44
Deep Warm Ocean	deep_warm_ocean	47
River	river	7
Frozen River	frozen_river	11
Beach	beach	16
Stone Shore	stone_shore	25
Snowy Beach	snowy_beach	26
Forest	forest	4
Wooded Hills	wooded_hills	18
Flower Forest	flower_forest	132
Birch Forest	birch_forest	27
Birch Forest Hills	birch_forest_hills	28
Tall Birch Forest	tall_birch_forest	155
Tall Birch Hills	tall_birch_hills	156
Dark Forest	dark_forest	29
Dark Forest Hills	dark_forest_hills	157
Jungle	jungle	21
Jungle Hills	jungle_hills	22
Modified Jungle	modified_jungle	149
Jungle Edge	jungle_edge	23
Modified Jungle Edge	modified_jungle_edge	151
Bamboo Jungle	bamboo_jungle	168
Bamboo Jungle Hills	bamboo_jungle_hills	169
Taiga	taiga	5
Taiga Hills	taiga_hills	19
Taiga Mountains	taiga_mountains	133
Snowy Taiga	snowy_taiga	30
Snowy Taiga Hills	snowy_taiga_hills	31
Snowy Taiga Mountains	snowy_taiga_mountains	158
Giant Tree Taiga	giant_tree_taiga	32
Giant Tree Taiga Hills	giant_tree_taiga_hills	33
Giant Spruce Taiga	giant_spruce_taiga	160
Giant Spruce Taiga Hills	giant_spruce_taiga_hills	161
Mushroom Fields	mushroom_fields	14
Mushroom Field Shore	mushroom_field_shore	15
Swamp	swamp	6
Swamp Hills	swamp_hills	134
Savanna	savanna	35
Savanna Plateau	savanna_plateau	36
Shattered Savanna	shattered_savanna	163
Shattered Savanna Plateau	shattered_savanna_plateau	164
Plains	plains	1
Sunflower Plains	sunflower_plains	129
Desert	desert	2
Desert Hills	desert_hills	17
Desert Lakes	desert_lakes	130
Snowy Tundra	snowy_tundra	12
Snowy Mountains	snowy_mountains	13
Ice Spikes	ice_spikes	140
Mountains	mountains	3
Wooded Mountains	wooded_mountains	34
Gravelly Mountains	gravelly_mountains	131
Gravelly Mountains+	modified_gravelly_mountains	162
Mountain Edge	mountain_edge	20
Badlands	badlands	37
Badlands Plateau	badlands_plateau	39
Modified Badlands Plateau	modified_badlands_plateau	167
Wooded Badlands Plateau	wooded_badlands_plateau	38
Modified Wooded Badlands Plateau	modified_wooded_badlands_plateau	166
Eroded Badlands	eroded_badlands	165
Dripstone caves‌[upcoming: JE 1.17]	dripstone_caves	174
Nether Wastes	nether_wastes	8
Crimson Forest	crimson_forest	171
Warped Forest	warped_forest	172
Soul Sand Valley	soul_sand_valley	170
Basalt Deltas	basalt_deltas	173
The End	the_end	9
Small End Islands	small_end_islands	40
End Midlands	end_midlands	41
End Highlands	end_highlands	42
End Barrens	end_barrens	43
The Void	the_void	127

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Namespaced ID	Numeric ID
Ocean	ocean	42
Legacy Frozen Ocean	legacy_frozen_ocean	43
Deep Ocean	deep_ocean	24
Frozen Ocean	frozen_ocean	10
Deep Frozen Ocean	deep_frozen_ocean	50
Cold Ocean	cold_ocean	46
Deep Cold Ocean	deep_cold_ocean	49
Lukewarm Ocean	lukewarm_ocean	45
Deep Lukewarm Ocean	deep_lukewarm_ocean	48
Warm Ocean	warm_ocean	44
Deep Warm Ocean	deep_warm_ocean	47
River	river	7
Frozen River	frozen_river	11
Beach	beach	16
Stone Shore	stone_beach	25
Snowy Beach	cold_beach	26
Forest	forest	4
Wooded Hills	forest_hills	18
Flower Forest	flower_forest	132
Birch Forest	birch_forest	27
Birch Forest Hills	birch_forest_hills	28
Tall Birch Forest	birch_forest_mutated	155
Tall Birch Hills	birch_forest_hills_mutated	156
Dark Forest	roofed_forest	29
Dark Forest Hills	roofed_forest_mutated	157
Jungle	jungle	21
Jungle Hills	jungle_hills	22
Modified Jungle	jungle_mutated	149
Jungle Edge	jungle_edge	23
Modified Jungle Edge	jungle_edge_mutated	151
Bamboo Jungle	bamboo_jungle	168
Bamboo Jungle Hills	bamboo_jungle_hills	169
Taiga	taiga	5
Taiga Hills	taiga_hills	19
Taiga Mountains	taiga_mutated	133
Snowy Taiga	cold_taiga	30
Snowy Taiga Hills	cold_taiga_hills	31
Snowy Taiga Mountains	cold_taiga_mutated	158
Giant Tree Taiga	mega_taiga	32
Giant Tree Taiga Hills	mega_taiga_hills	33
Giant Spruce Taiga	redwood_taiga_mutated	160
Giant Spruce Taiga Hills	redwood_taiga_hills_mutated	161
Mushroom Fields	mushroom_island	14
Mushroom Field Shore	mushroom_island_shore	15
Swamp	swampland	6
Swamp Hills	swampland_mutated	134
Savanna	savanna	35
Savanna Plateau	savanna_plateau	36
Shattered Savanna	savanna_mutated	163
Shattered Savanna Plateau	savanna_plateau_mutated	164
Plains	plains	1
Sunflower Plains	sunflower_plains	129
Desert	desert	2
Desert Hills	desert_hills	17
Desert Lakes	desert_mutated	130
Snowy Tundra	ice_plains	12
Snowy Mountains	ice_mountains	13
Ice Spikes	ice_plains_spikes	140
Mountains	extreme_hills	3
Wooded Mountains	extreme_hills_plus_trees	34
Gravelly Mountains	extreme_hills_mutated	131
Gravelly Mountains+	extreme_hills_plus_trees_mutated	162
Mountain Edge	extreme_hills_edge	20
Badlands	mesa	37
Badlands Plateau	mesa_plateau	39
Modified Badlands Plateau	mesa_plateau_mutated	167
Wooded Badlands Plateau	mesa_plateau_stone	38
Modified Wooded Badlands Plateau	mesa_plateau_stone_mutated	166
Eroded Badlands	mesa_bryce	165
Nether Wastes	hell	8
Crimson Forest	crimson_forest	179
Warped Forest	warped_forest	180
Soul Sand Valley	soul_sand_valley	178
Basalt Deltas	basalt_deltas	181
The End	the_end	9

Biome colors

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Achievements

Icon		Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Gamerscore earned	Trophy type (PS)
		Adventuring Time	Discover 17 biomes.	Visit any 17 biomes. Does not have to be in a single world.	40G	Silver
		Sail the 7 Seas	Visit all ocean biomes	Visit all ocean biomes except the deep warm ocean/legacy frozen ocean (as they are unused)	40G	Gold
		Hot tourist destination	Visit all Nether biomes.	The achievement can be completed if you visit biomes in different worlds.	30G	Silver

Advancements

Icon	Advancement	In-game description	Parent	Actual requirements (if different)	Namespaced ID
	Hot Tourist Destinations	Explore all Nether biomes	This Boat Has Legs	Visit all of these 5 biomes. The advancement is only for Nether biomes. Other biomes, if any, may also be visited, but are ignored for this advancement.	nether/explore_nether
	Adventuring Time	Discover every biome	Sweet Dreams	Visit all of these 42 biomes. The advancement is only for Overworld biomes. Other biomes, if any, may also be visited, but are ignored for this advancement.	adventure/adventuring_time

History

See also: Biome/Before Beta 1.8 and Biome/Before TU5

An old image of biomes work-in-progress. "To the right of the player is a taiga, to the left is either a forest, or woods, I can’t remember. In the distance is probably tundra." – Notch

The biomes graph prior to Java Edition Beta 1.8, drawn by Notch. Notice the chicken scratch handwriting, as Notch was working quick to try to get the biomes added by the Halloween Update.

The old biomes graph before Java Edition Beta 1.8, with linear axes.

Java Edition Alpha
v1.0.4					Added Winter Mode. Maps now have a snowy or grassy theme randomly determined when creating the world.
v1.2.0		preview			Added true biomes; they were rain forest, seasonal forest, forest, shrubland, taiga, tundra, savanna, plains, swampland, desert, and frozen desert.
					World saves remained unchanged, other than a change in the hue of the grass. If the player moves into ungenerated chunks, the new biomes would generate.
Java Edition Beta
1.6					Added the Sky Dimension with its own biome. It could be viewed only through the use of modifications.
1.8		August 18, 2011			Notch tweeted a screenshot of a revamped river biome.
		September 2, 2011			Notch teases a screenshot of the new desert biome.
		September 3, 2011			Notch teases a screenshot of the new swamp biome.
		pre1			Biomes got an overhaul, removing some biomes, such as the tundra and the taiga, and others replaced with nine fractal-based biomes that were a mix of the previous biomes and new biomes. See here for more details.
Java Edition
1.0.0		September 14, 2011			Notch mentions "snow biomes".
		September 15, 2011			Notch teases a screenshot of snow biomes.
		Beta 1.9 Prerelease			Re-added tundra (as ice plains) and added mushroom islands.
1.1		11w48a			Re-added snow in taigas.
		12w01a			Added hills and beaches.
					Smoothed color transitions between biomes – swampland grass, foliage and water smoothly transition into other biomes.
1.2.1		January 18, 2012			Jens Bergensten tweeted a teaser screenshot of a new jungle biome.
		January 19, 2012			He tweeted another jungle screenshot, showcasing the bright green foliage.
		12w03a			Added jungle biome.
		12w07a			The Anvil file format was introduced and it allows for biomes to be stored in the world data. In contrast, the Region file format relies on the seed to dynamically calculate biome placement. This would cause biome placement in older worlds to change when the biome generation code was changed. With the current Anvil format, the biome data is stored along with the rest of the world data, meaning it does not change after the world is generated and can be edited by third-party map-editing tools. Furthermore, "edge" biomes allow for biomes to continue to extend beyond the edge chunks of an old world. This allows for smooth transitions in world generation after the generation code changes in an update.
1.3.1		?			Hills in forests and deserts are taller.
					Some sections of ice plains biomes were replaced with taiga biomes.
1.6.1		13w17a			Water lakes no longer generate in deserts.
1.7.2		August 2, 2013			Jens tweeted the first image of the mesa biome. He jokingly referred to them as "disco mountains."
		August 7, 2013			Jens tweeted the first image of a mega taiga, unofficially dubbed the Redwood Forest. The name was changed following 1.7's release.
		August 9, 2013			Jens tweeted the first image of a stone beach, which was then referred to as a "cliff" biome.
		13w36a			Mesa, mega taiga, roofed forest, birch forest, savanna, extreme hills+, deep ocean and snowless taiga biomes were added as well as variations for many of the biomes. Biomes were also separated by temperature, and snowing was added to extreme hills.
					Biomes avoid getting placed next to a biome that is too different from itself, temperature-wise.
					The frozen ocean and extreme hills edge biomes no longer generate naturally.
					Biome-hopping achievement "Adventuring Time" added, but it was broken until 1.8 making the goal of getting all achievements impossible in 1.7.
		13w38b			Marsh-like areas no longer generate in swamp biomes.
		13w39a			Red sand now generates in mesa biomes and their variants.
		13w43a			Savannas and roofed forest biomes now generate with new logs and leaves.
1.8		14w17a			The End's biome name is now "The End" instead of "Sky".
					Adventuring Time is now available without commands. Before, the 38 biomes had to be visited without visiting any other biomes, which made the achievement unavailable because the End has to be visited for its prerequisite, The End?. The "no other biomes" restriction is now lifted.
					Visiting the frozen ocean and extreme hills edge biomes, which no longer generate since 13w36a, is no longer required for Adventuring Time.
		14w26a			Marsh-like areas generate again in swamp biomes.
		14w32a			Red sandstone now generates below red sand in mesa biomes and their variants.
1.9		15w37a			Added new biome "The Void", which is used in Superflat preset "The Void".
		16w02a			A lot of M type biomes no longer generate due to MC-95612.
		16w03a			M biomes generate again, with the exception of birch forest M (which messes with a lot of other things), see MC-98995.
1.10		16w20a			Plains and sunflower plains now have some trees (5% of chunks). 1⁄3 large oaks, 2⁄3 normal oaks.
					Ice plains, ice plains spikes and ice mountains don't spawn passive mobs other than rabbits and the new polar bears anymore.
					In mesa biomes, terracotta no longer generates more than 15 blocks deep, if the mesa is more than 15 blocks above sea level. In addition to the normal 2 veins of gold ore below Y=32, now attempts to generate 20 veins at elevations between 32 and 79. Also can generate dark oak mineshafts above ground.
1.11		16w43a			Birch forest M biomes generate once again.
1.13		18w06a			The outer islands of the End biome are now divided up into four separate biomes: The End - Floating Islands, The End - Medium island, The End - High island, and The End - Barren island.
					Slightly tweaked the placements of all modified biomes.
		18w08a			Added ocean variants, including warm ocean, lukewarm ocean, cold ocean, warm deep ocean, deep lukewarm ocean, deep cold ocean, and deep frozen ocean.
					Frozen ocean now generates naturally, for the first time since 13w36a.
		18w08b			Deep warm ocean biome no longer generate.
		18w16a			Biome names are now translatable.
					Cleaned up several biome names, mainly by adding missing spaces and changing "Biome M" for "Mutated Biome".
		18w19a			Names of several biomes are changed. The exact name changes are listed here.
		pre5			Changed several biome IDs, mostly to comply with their names, listed here.
1.14		18w43a			Added bamboo jungles.
1.15		19w36a			Biome information now stores Y-coordinates, allowing biomes to be changed based on height. However, this is not yet implemented.
1.16		20w06a			Implemented vertical biomes in the Nether.
					Added soul sand valleys, crimson forests, and warped forests.
					"Nether" biome has been renamed to "Nether Wastes".
					Added the /locatebiome command that shows the coordinates of the nearest biomes.
		20w15a			Added the Basalt Deltas.
		20w16a			Increased the amount of lava lakes in basalt deltas.
		20w19a			Tweaked biome distribution in the Nether.
1.16.2		20w28a			Experimental Support for Custom Biomes was added.
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.1.0					Added biomes, these 5 biomes include: Legacy Frozen Ocean, Snowy Taiga, Plains, Forest and Desert, from Java Edition Alpha V1.2.0.
v0.1.3					Cactus now generates in deserts.
v0.9.0		build 1			All biomes as of PC version 1.7.2 have been types of new biomes. These include: Jungles, mesa, roofed forests, savannas, extreme hills, mushroom islands, flower forest, mega taiga, mega spruce taiga, swampland, and deep ocean.
					Frozen Ocean is no longer generated.
v0.9.5					Added bryce mesa, extreme hills +, and jungle M.
v0.10.0		build 1			Mesa biomes have gold at every elevation and can generate mineshafts on the surface.
					Water in swamps is tinted dark gray.
					Huge mushrooms generate in swamps.
v0.11.0		build 1			Added birch forest M, birch forest hills M, extreme hills M, and extreme hills+ M.
		build 8			Changed the default biome.
		build 10			Increased the amount of gravel on extreme hills M biome.
v0.12.1		build 1			Added the Nether biome.
		build 10			Leaves coloring shaders are now used only when the color for a biome actually changes.
0.16.0		?			The biomes can now be viewed on maps based on the grass color.
Pocket Edition
1.0.0		alpha 0.17.0.1			Added End biome.
Bedrock Edition
1.2.0		?			Added snow covers to extreme hills.
1.4.0		beta 1.2.14.2			Added Warm Ocean, Lukewarm Ocean, Cold Ocean, and their deep variant, including new frozen ocean and frozen deep ocean.
					Old Frozen Ocean id changed to legacy_frozen_ocean to avoid conflict with new frozen ocean names.
1.9.0		beta 1.9.0.0			Added Bamboo Jungle and Bamboo Jungle Hills biome.
1.16.0		beta 1.16.0.51			Added soul sand valleys, crimson forests, and warped forests.
		beta 1.16.0.57			Added basalt deltas.
Legacy Console Edition
TU1					Added true biomes; they were rain forest, seasonal forest, forest, shrubland, taiga, tundra, savanna, plains, swampland, desert.
TU5	CU1	1.00	Patch 1		Added swampland, ice plains, extreme hills and ocean biomes.
					Removed rain forest, seasonal forest, savanna, shrubland and taiga.
TU7					Re-added tundra (as ice plains) and added Mushroom Islands.
TU9					Re-added beaches and snow in taigas, added hills.
					Smoothed color transitions between biomes – swampland grass, foliage and water smoothly transition into other biomes.
TU12					Added jungle biome.
TU14		1.04			Hills in forests and deserts are taller.
TU19	CU7	1.12			Water lakes no longer generate in deserts.
TU31	CU19	1.22	Patch 3		Added mesa, mega taiga, roofed forest, birch forest, forest, savanna, extreme hills+, deep ocean, snowless taiga and 20 technical biomes.
					Changed generation of marsh-like areas in swamp and extreme hills biomes.

Issues

Issues relating to "Biome" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

See also

• Biome JSON format
• Overworld
• Structures
• Terrain Features
• Weather
• Large Biomes
• Amplified

Trivia

• The term biome is analogous to its scientific usage: in real life, a biome is climatically and geographically defined by distinctive communities of plants, animals and soil organisms supported by similar climatic conditions. They are often referred to as ecosystems.
• Most biomes in the Overworld are based on real world counterparts. Mushroom Fields, Roofed Forest/Dark Forest, and Swamp biomes (and their variants) parallel real world biomes except for the addition of giant mushrooms, which don't exist in reality. Biomes in the Nether and The End obviously don't exist either.
• It is possible for biomes to be a single block in size.
• Winter Mode in Alpha 1.0.4 would never let the snow go away.

Gallery

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  Notch took this screenshot while testing a revamped river biome.

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  The first image of a giant tree taiga, as tweeted by Jeb.

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  The same image, brightened.

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  This is the first picture provided of the badlands biome (then called mesa).

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  The first image of a stone beach (then called cliff) biome, provided by Jeb.

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  Jeb's first image of the jungle biome.

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  Jeb's second jungle teaser screenshot.

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  A rare badlands variant called Modified Wooded Badlands Plateau.

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  An above view of a flower forest biome.

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  A dark forest bordering onto a lake.

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  A dark forest biome . The stone variants granite, diorite and andesite can also be seen in the cliff.

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  A large snowy taiga biome, with a beach off to the side.

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  A mountainous mushroom island.

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  A variant of mountains, where large swaths of gravel generate.

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  A frozen ocean biome, with fog obscuring the distance.

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  A large river separating a desert and a forest.

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  A badlands biome as seen from the ground.

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  A badlands biome with a small lake nearby. A wooded variant can be seen in the upper corner.

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  A small area of a jungle with desert biome coloring data.

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  A desert with a jungle right beside it.

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  A relatively large island.

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  A swamp generated in the middle of an ocean, causing miscolored water and lily pads without any actual swampland.

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  A rare occurrence of a mushroom fields biome touching the mainland.

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  A section of a mushroom island that is a different biome.

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  A rare biome transition of a colder biome touching a warmer biome (e.g. badlands and ice spikes).

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  A badlands and jungle biome generated together. Note the exposed mineshaft in the lower right.

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  A river runs through a flower forest, a sunflower plains, a jungle and a jungle edge biome.

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  A river that splits off into two rivers.

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  Two mountains variants. On the left is a normal mountains biome. On the right is wooded mountains.

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  Jungle terrain without any trees. A modified jungle can be seen to the left.

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  Comparison of giant tree taiga and giant spruce taiga biomes. Note how the giant spruce trees are much thicker.

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  A cave in a badlands biome.

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  A river biome in Java Edition 1.16, with visible seagrass in it.

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  A dark forest that is cut off by water.

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  A swamp and dark forest connecting.

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  Examples of different grass colors in different biomes.

Sunrises and Sunsets

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  A picture of a jungle taken at dawn.

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  A jungle sunset.

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  The sun setting in a giant tree taiga.

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  A desert sunrise.

References

Biomes

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Environment

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