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This is the biomes list, where you will find short explanations of biomes. If you wanna know more about biomes, click the biome name you want to click, and it will take you to the corresponding biome page.
Note: If you add new biomes, make sure it is in the alphabetical order. Also, grass, foliage and water colors are looked in the source code for BOP and are represented as HEX codes (For how to add colors, check out this page). If you are looking for 1.12.2 ones, check out this page.
These are the biomes as of Biomes O' Plenty version 1.16.1.
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| Alps 43 | High mountains coated with snow blocks. This was made to resemble the mountain range located in Central Europe.
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| Bayou 45 | A flat marsh biome of willow trees with green murky water.
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| Bog 46 | The Bog consists of small Oak and Spruce scrubs, as well as Sweet Berry Bushes. Based on a Cranberry Bog.
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| Boreal Forest 47 | This biome allows players to experience different coloured leaves and more
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| Brushland 48 | The Brushland consists of spread out small brush-like trees (hence the name).
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| Chaparral 49 | Biome consisting of hilly landscape, scattered small shrubs, and bushes. Small pockets of stone can also be found.
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| Cherry Blossom Grove 50 | A beautiful and wondrous biome containing lush-coloured grass with Pink and White Cherry Trees.
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| Cold Desert 51 | A new biome released in 1.8, flat gravel, snow and stone covered grounds with some ice pits, serves as a replacement for Arctic Biomes.
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| Coniferous Forest 52 | Gigantic fir tree forests with a cool temperature and dull colored grass.
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| Dead Forest 54 | Dying forest full of sparsely populated trees.
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| Floodplain none | A flat tropical swamp. It has Oak brushes, Large Oaks and Oak Bushes.
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| Fungal Jungle none | Jungles with Giant Glowshrooms and Oak bushes across the ground.
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| Grassland 59 | Treeless, plain-like biome with many ponds here and there along with an abundance of sugar canes.
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| Grove 60 | Beautiful Spruce Pear-Shaped trees make up this biome of green grass.
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| Highland 61 | This biome consists of rough, high terrain with cobblestone boulders and lacks trees.
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| Lavender Fields 63 | Beautiful fields of lavender and jacaranda trees, with the occasional oak tree.
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| Lush Swamp 65 | Rich swamps providing more welcoming shades of green.
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| Mangrove 66 | A swampy forest of many Mangrove Roots sprouting out from the water. Water in this biome turns into a swampy blue color.
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| Maple Woods 67 | Maple and spruce trees littered about that resemble a taiga-like biome.
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| Marsh 68 | Flat land at sea level with many small pools and dirt patches.
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| Meadow 69 | A grassy biome with a few spruce trees and bushes scattered around.
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| Mire 55 | Swamp biome consisting of Brown Mushrooms, scrubs and dark green grass.
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| Muskeg none | A snowy biome with patches of Podzol, Dead Trees and big frozen lakes.
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| Mystic Grove 72 | Majestic grove of purple waters and beautiful enchanted trees. It is rare to find, though.
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| Ominous Woods 73 | Dark Purple woods with a special sky and water colour. Several dangerous plants can spawn here. Beware!
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| Orchard 74 | Formerly a sub-biome for the plains, it is now fields of large oak trees and bright grass, now serves as a replacement for the Dense Forest and possibly the Overgrown Greens.
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| Outback 75 | Dusty flatlands with shrubs and red sand.
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| Overgrown Cliffs 76 | A very new tropical biome consisting of flat basins and huge high peaks of large Oak Bushes and Mahogany Trees.
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| Prairie 77 | A biome with light-colored grass and several trees scattered.
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| Rainforest 79 | A lush biome with many flowering oak trees.
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| Redwood Forest 80 | A forest of tall Redwood Trees and lots of ferns. This was made to resemble the Redwood Forests in Northern California.
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| Seasonal Forest 82 | Forests of tall birch and oak trees with different colored autumn leaves.
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| Scrubland None | Dry Grassland with mixed Acacia and Spruce scrubs.
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| Shield 83 | A dark grass and stone covered biome, made to resemble the Canadian Shield and the foilage of Canada.
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| Shrubland 84 | A relatively flat biome with oak shrubs and many allium flowers.
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| Silkglades | A rare swampy biome with many patches of cobwebs on ground and trees. The foliage shows its dark, dull color.
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| Snowy Coniferous Forest 85 | Snowy variant of the Coniferous Forest biome.
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| Snowy Forest 86 | A hazy oak forest covered with snow. Before 1.8 it was named Frost Forest.
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| Steppe 87 | Treeless semi-wasteland of dull sand and the occasional lakes.
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| Temperate Rainforest 88 | Tall, coniferous trees in a wet temperate environment.
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| Tropical Rainforest 89 | A beautiful biome made of unique mahogany trees, vibrant, lime green foliage and murky green water.
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| Tundra 90 | A snowless wasteland of shrubs and cobblestone.
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| Wasteland 91 | A hazy biome with pools of poison and murky water. Dead trees also appear in this biome. It is an inhospitable place, and not recommended for beginners.
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| Wetland 92 | Lush swamps with a deep blue water color and willow trees.
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| Woodland 93 | Dry forests of only oak and logs.
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Sub Biomes
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| Alps Foothills 95 | A lower down sub-biome of the Alps, contains Stone and spruce trees scattered around.
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| Highland Moor 70 | Originally a full biome called Moor, highland moors are the sub-biome of the Highland and have random patches of oak leaves and Violets.
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| Mountain Foothills 96 | A lower down sub-biome of the Mountain, contains varied terrain, Pine and coarse dirt.
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| Pasture 97 | A field with lots of barley. Sub-biome of the Prairie.
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| Oasis 99 | A sub-biome to the Desert biome. Has short palm trees a tiny cactus and little ponds here and there.
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| Xeric Shrubland 94 | A rare desert sub-biome of the Brushland with some scrubs.
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- Oceanic Biomes (Includes Island and Beach Biomes)
| Biome Name and ID | Description | Image |
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| Gravel Beach 40 | A beach made entirely of gravel, mainly spawns adjacent to Woodland or other temperate biomes.
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| White Beach 41 | A beach made entirely of white sand.
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| Origin Beach 42 | A new beach that spawns near edges of Origin Hills biomes.
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| Origin Hills 102 | Where it all started: A perfect replica of the original Minecraft Classic, including roses which were removed in vanilla 1.7.
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| Tropics 105 | A rare island biome with palm trees and bright blue skies. Sub-biome of the Ocean.
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| Volcano 106 | A desolate biome with lots of lava. This biome used to generate in large areas, but can only be found as a rare ocean sub-biome island in later versions. It is dangerous, note the lava and steep incline.
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Nether Biomes
| Biome Name and ID | Description | Image |
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| Corrupted Sands 106 | A nether biome with a desert of soul sand, Quicksand, Bramble thorns and regular Thorns.
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| Fungi Forest 107 | A nether biome with tall mushrooms and small mushrooms alike.
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| Phantasmagoric Inferno 108 | Floor is made of Ash Blocks, along with regular fire and Blue Fire.
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| Undergarden 109 | A garden with small hellbark trees, grass, eyebulbs, and ivy hanging from the ceiling.
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| Visceral Heap 110 | A nether biome that generates flesh blocks, bone columns, eyebulbs and blood.
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End Biomes
| Biome Name and ID | Description | Image |
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| Spectral Garden | An unused end biome. It would have Spectral items. It could be added soon since new features for the End like Biome Essence Ore and Ender Amethyst are being added. |
Removed Biomes
This list also includes biomes which were replaced by vanilla biomes with the same name, such as Mesa, or Birch Forest. NOTE: When adding IDs, add the last version the biome appeared in.
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| Arctic | A flat wasteland with no trees or tall grass, however villages can spawn. In earlier versions these were forests with tall fir trees. Removed in BOP for 1.8.9.
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| Autumn Hills | A hilly autumn-themed forest with Thorns on the ground, as well as Fir and Dead Trees. Removed in 1.7.2.
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| Bamboo Forest 44 | A biome made of bamboo trees. The floor can sometimes be made of Podzol blocks. Removed in 1.13.2.
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| Boneyard | A nether biome that generates large bone structures pointing out from the ground and the ceiling. Not present in the new 1.11.2 nether due the Minecraft's own addition of bone blocks.
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| Deadlands | Originally a desolate landscape made of ash with no vegetation, where creepers would spawn in broad daylight. In later editions, fire and lava were added to this biome. It was later removed in 1.7.2 and semi-incorporated with the phantasmagoric inferno.
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| Canyon | Canyons are large hills made of Hardened Dirt with some trees. Removed in 1.8.9.
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| Coral Reef 100 | An underwater biome consisting of many different types of corals. Removed in 1.13.2 due to Vanilla Minecraft adding coral, coral blocks and coral fans.
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| Crag 53 |
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| Deciduous Forest | A forest filled with tall oak trees. Small birch and oak shrubs can be found on the ground. They somewhat resemble Temperate Rainforests. Removed in 1.8.9.
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| Dense Forest | Dense forest of large oak trees and some small pockets where shrubs spread across the ground. Removed in 1.8.9.
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| Dunes | Enormous desert hills with dunes grass scattered everywhere. Removed in 1.7.2.
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| Eucalyptus Forest 56 | A forest biome consisting of tall, thin Eucalyptus Trees with many oak shrubs littered on the ground. Removed in 1.13.2.
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| Fen 57 | A decaying forest filled with tallish dark oak and dying trees. Removed in 1.13.2.
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| Flower Field 58 | A vast expanse of flat terrain with tulips on almost every piece of ground. Replaced with Flower Meadow in 1.13.2.
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| Flower Island 107 | A flat biome with long grass blocks and giant flowers. Removed in 1.13.2.
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| Fungi Forest | A lush, forest biome with grown mushrooms and jungle trees. Small patches of Mycelium and rare herds of Mooshroom cows can be found here. Removed in 1.8.9.
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| Ghost Forest none | Swamp with patches of Clay, Dead Trees and huge lakes. Replaced in 1.16.1 with the Muskeg biome.
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| Glacier 98 | A sub-biome to Ice Plains biome. Tall plateau hills with a layer of ice and Hardened Ice below generate here. Removed in 1.13.2.
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| Heathland 59 | Incredibly Detailed Hills of Pine Trees and bright purple Wildflowers. Removed in 1.11.2.
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| Icy Hills | The trees are made of ice and snow golems spawn naturally. Removed in 1.7.2.
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| Jade Cliffs | Twisting jade-coloured mountain cliffs covered with pine trees, created due to an opinion poll. Removed in 1.8.9.
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| Kelp Forest 101 | An underwater biome consisting of tall kelp usually standing about 5-10 blocks high. Removed in 1.13.2 due to Vanilla Minecraft adding kelp and dried kelp.
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| Land of Lakes 62 | A colorful, mixed forest, made up of scattered islands around large lakes, created to resemble the forests around the Great Lakes of southern Canada and the United States. Removed in 1.13.2
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| Land of Lakes Marsh | Sub-biome to the Land of Lakes biome. Many small pools surrounded by mud are found here. Removed in 1.8.
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| Lush Desert 64 | Desert made of hardened clay and flourishing, but messy trees. Unlike deserts, lush deserts have more vegetation. Removed in 1.13.2.
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| Meadow Forest | A sub-biome of the Meadow. Consists of many more spruce trees. Removed in 1.8.
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| Mountain 71 | Mountain Peaks of Oak, Pine and a range of blocks made to recreate the high Outdoor Wilderness. Removed in 1.13.2 due to renaming Vanilla Extreme Hills into Mountains.
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| Overgrown Greens | A lush plains biome consisting of messy grass everywhere and large oak trees. Removed in 1.7.2.
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| Polar Chasm 107 | A very rare nether biome made out of Hardened Ice and patches of snow and regular ice. Removed in 1.12.2.
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| Quagmire 78 | A muddy biome with frequent, brown ponds and lots of mud and reeds No trees grow here. Removed in 1.13.2.
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| Sacred Springs 81 | Lush bushes and grass make up the changing terrain of this wonderful biome, as they contain huge Sacred Oak trees, albeit being very spread out. Removed in 1.13.2.
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| Sludgepit | Dark and dense marshes with large shallow green ponds. Large oak trees prevent sunlight from reaching the ground. Removed in 1.8.
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| Thicket | Dense, dull-colored Shrubs take up the majority of this biome. Thorns are also found on the ground. Removed in 1.8.9.
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| Timber | The forest with tall decaying trees and small scrubs. Removed in 1.7.2.
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| Snowy Dead Forest | A snowy version of the Dead Forest biome. Removed in 1.7.2.
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