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* Belgarath, challenged on his identity early in ''Literature/TheBelgariad'', proves it by jamming a twig from his horse's tail into the cracks in some flagstones and growing it into an apple tree. Then he orders the knight who challenged him to care for that tree for the rest of his life. At last report, the knight and his family still were. Similar feats of plant manipulation appear sporadically throughout the series. [[spoiler:Garion himself actually ''creates'' an entirely new species of flower.]]

The power of supernatural control of plants (and usually {{fungi|ArePlants}}, too) via [[SuperpowerLottery Super Powers]], AppliedPhlebotinum or magic. People with this can essentially make plants grow, make them move around like animals, create vines from the earth, summon poison ivy, [[WhenTreesAttack sic trees on you]], and so on. A notable term for this power is "'''chlorokinesis'''" (especially when considering that one of its etymological roots "chloro-" literally means '''[[green:green]]''').

The power of supernatural control of plants (and usually {{fungi|ArePlants}}, too) via [[SuperpowerLottery Super Powers]], AppliedPhlebotinum or magic. People with this can essentially make plants grow, make them move around like animals, create vines from the earth, summon poison ivy, [[WhenTreesAttack sic trees on you]], and so on.

The PlantPerson and NatureSpirit are especially fond of this trope. An especially powerful Green Thumb allows a character to create a WorldHealingWave. Sometimes classified as one of the ElementalPowers, often as a subset of the "Earth" element in western works, or go standalone or with "Wind" element in eastern works. If called "Nature", then NatureEqualsPlants is in play.

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May be paired with PetalPower and FertileFeet. Their ability may extend to manipulating FantasticFlora, if the setting has any. May involve TalkingToPlants. Often overlaps with ReedRichardsIsUseless, since it seldom occurs to them to grow fruits, vegetables, or grains for the hungry or reverse the effects of deforestation. Though sometimes it's given an explantation that it's not practical to do so for reasons such as the character can't grow plants over a wide area, it risks exhausting the soil, or it's CastFromHitPoints or CastFromLifespan. SymbolMotifClothing can be involved if the wearer has several plant shapes on his/her clothing or, heck, if they're ''wearing'' plants in the form of a GardenGarment. Their blood is likely to be FertileBlood.

* ''Manhwa/AreaD'' has a deconstruction. One of the Altered early on has this power, and Jin [[PowerCopying copies]] and uses it, however, the power has the realistic drawback: growing a living organism will drain the user's energy and nutrients since the plants need it to grow. What's more, the original user banked on this to subdue him along with his team.

** Admiral Ryokugyu, aka Aramaki, ate the Woods-Woods Fruit, a [[ElementalShapeshifter Logia-class]] Devil Fruit that grants him control over plant life. It allows him to wrap up and drain his enemies with CombatTentacles, fly around on a helicopter rotor made out of large leaves, and it has helped him survive for years without eating any solid food, via photosynthesis and nutrient absorption.

** Franchise/{{Batman}} foe Pamela "ComicBook/PoisonIvy" Isley, one of the most famous examples of this trope . Her levels of deadliness vary across different adaptations, as she didn't receive her plant controlling power until the post crisis continuity. In the one shot Batman: Poison Ivy, her powers are strong enough to grow an entire jungle on an barren island. She has shown some capacity for [[WebAnimation/DCSuperHeroGirls good]], also. When Gotham was in the midst of ''[[ComicBook/BatmanNoMansLand No Man's Land]]'', Ivy killed Clayface and used her powers to grow fruits and vegetables for the stranded people to eat in a coordinated effort with Batman, and ''ComicBook/{{Convergence}}'' shows that her gardens are almost singlehandedly responsible for feeding Gotham while it's under the dome. Other times, she can at times be an eco-terrorist, ranging from destroying polluting industries to considering exterminating the human race so they'll knock off the polluting. Otherwise, she gets her kicks by feeding people to giant pitcher plants and Venus Fly traps. Lady's in [[CardboardPrison Arkham]] for a reason.