Glow Lichen

Glow Lichen

Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tools
Blast resistance	0.2
Hardness	0.2
Luminant	Yes (7)
Transparent	Yes
Flammable	Yes
Catches fire from lava	Yes

Glow Lichens are non-solid blocks, ¹⁄₁₆ of a block in thickness that can be placed on all the sides of a solid block.

Obtaining

See also: Tutorials/Glow lichen farming

Natural generation

Glow Lichen is naturally generated on stone, andesite, diorite, granite, calcite, tuff, deepslate and dripstone blocks underground.^{[more information needed]} It generates more frequently in ravines. It can be generated underwater as well in oceans.

Post-generation

Using bone meal will spread it on a random adjacent block if possible, otherwise the bone meal will be wasted. It is possible to cover the sides and the top of an adjacent block by bonemealing one lichen, but not the back. Otherwise, Glow Lichen does not spread naturally.

Breaking

Glow Lichens can be destroyed with anything, but using shears is the only way to collect them. Efficiency on Shears has no effect when used with Glow Lichens. Breaking them with an axe is the fastest, although they will not drop, even with Silk Touch.

Block	Glow Lichen
Hardness	0.2
Tool
Breaking time
Default	0.3
Wooden	0.15
Stone	0.1
Iron	0.05
Diamond	0.05
Netherite	0.05
Golden	0.05
Shears	0.3
Sword	0.2

Usage

Light Source

Glow Lichen emit a light level of 7.

Sounds

Java Edition:

Sound	Subtitle	Source	Description	Namespaced ID	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	Block broken	Blocks	Breaking the block	block.grass.break	subtitles.block.generic.break	1.0	0.8	16
	None	Blocks	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.grass.fall	None	0.5	0.75	16
	Block breaking	Blocks	Mining the block	block.grass.hit	subtitles.block.generic.hit	0.25	0.5	16
	Block placed	Blocks	Placing the block	block.grass.place	subtitles.block.generic.place	1.0	0.8	16
	Footsteps	Blocks	Walking on the block	block.vine.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps	?	?	16

Data values

ID

Name	Namespaced ID	Form	Translation key
Glow Lichen	glow_lichen	Block & Item	block.minecraft.glow_lichen

Block states

See also: Block state

Java Edition:

Name	Default value	Allowed values	Description
down	false	false true	When true, a glow lichen texture is displayed on the bottom.
east	false	false true	When true, a glow lichen texture is displayed on the east.
north	false	false true	When true, a glow lichen texture is displayed on the north.
south	false	false true	When true, a glow lichen texture is displayed on the south.
up	false	false true	When true, a glow lichen texture is displayed on the top.
waterlogged	false	false true	Whether or not there's water in the same place as this glow lichen.
west	false	false true	When true, a glow lichen texture is displayed on the west.

History

Upcoming Java Edition
1.17		21w03a			Added glow lichen.
					Glow lichen placed inside lava converts the lava into waterlogged lichen, even in the Nether.
		21w05a			Waterlogged glow lichen no longer forms when placed in lava.
		21w07a			Can now be naturally generated on deepslate.

Issues

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

Trivia

• If the player removes all directional states using a debug stick, the block will be invisible but the light emission will remain, unless another block is placed there.
• In 21w03a, placing Glow Lichen inside a lava source caused the lava to convert to waterlogged lichen, even in the Nether. This was a bug in the code, most likely swapping the 2 liquids.
  • The flowing water can also be converted into water sources using kelp.

Gallery

• 

  Glow lichens under the sea.

• 

  Glow lichens in a cave.

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  Glow lichens in an Amethyst Geode.

References

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