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More vegetation in the swamps (1.19 wild update)

Swamps are pretty cool, and they are getting a meaty overhaul within 1.19, however from what we've seen, I do believe that there should be more plant life in the biome.

I think firstly, that there should be another water-based plant similar to lily pads that are placed on the surface of the water. I think that lotus flowers would be a perfect addition to the swamp. I think we are in need for a plant like this since decorating the surface of the water is only limited to dripleaf and lilypads, and both are green, so adding a lotus flower would add a lot of colour to the swamp.

I also think cattails should be introduced. They would come in 2 forms: Cattail (1-block tall) and Tall Cattail (2 blocks tall). The Tall cattail can be placed half-submerged in water, and is often found growing this way.

Cattails would be another source for brown dye, and bone meal can be used on tall cattails to make a new tall cattail, similar to other tall flowers.

The last of the new plants I would like to see would be a new flower called the Taro Root. It would be found growing along the side of the water, and can be picked and planted, similar to carrots and potatoes. We don't have a wild crop we have to find out in the wild yet, and I think it would be perfect for the swamp.

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    One plant I'd be really in favor of is the butterwort. Most people don't seem to know about them, so it'd be good if they got some recognition. To sum them up, butterworts are basically aquatic carnivorous plants that produce beautiful yellow flowers on stalks at their surface, while below have pouch-like organs located on their roots that suck in and digest very small aquatic animals. And while I don't think they should display that carnivorous behavior ingame, it'd still be a unique and very fitting plant to see in the swamps.

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    Also maybe allegy, the wild update needs more plants, great idea.

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    Another post suggested adding in weeping willow trees to the swamp, and I think that concept fits well with your idea (all of the following bits though are just my take on willow trees though). Visually I imagine they'd have drooping leaves and vines (maybe thick ones like the glowberry vines) and they could have a grey-tinted wood (both planks and logs). These would spawn with (if not in the place of) the oak trees in swamps (excluding the mangrove swamps) and would provide an additional color for planks since many people want more wood types. They would spawn perhaps 2-5 blocks away from a water source and would grow 10-15 blocks tall since willow trees are fairly tall in real life.

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    I want to have swamp reeds to make thatched roofs