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* In the [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic MLP:FiM]] [[AlternateTimeline alternate universe]] [[FanFic fanfic]] FanFic/AMinorVariation, Twiligth Sparkle's magic eruption occurs at Sweet Apple Acres, not Canterlot. This results in her having an amazing affinity with plant life.

* In the [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic MLP:FiM]] [[AlternateTimeline alternate universe]] [[Fanfic fanfic]] FanFic/AMinorVariation, Twiligth Sparkle's magic eruption occurs at Sweet Apple Acres, not Canterlot. This results in her having an amazing affinity with plant life.

* In Fanfic/KeepersOfTheElements, Heather gains this ability along with [[DishingOutDirt Earth]] and [[ExtraOreDinary Metal]].

* Ysengrin from ''Webcomic/GunnerkriggCourt''.

* Aki Izayoi/Akiza Izinski of ''YuGiOh5Ds'' uses Plant-type monsters, and her psychic powers bring them to life.

* ''DannyPhantom's'' enemy, Undergrowth.

** They also have the ability to boost the natural abilities of plants. When their city was struck by plague they spent hours in the medicine stores, making all the dried herbs and treatments super-powerful, saving hundreds of lives.

* ''Manga/MagicalRecordLyricalNanohaForce'' introduces the [[Literature/SleepingBeuty Briar]] [[CrossCulturalReference Rose]] spell to the ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha'' franchise, which allows the user to summon and control an AntiMagic version of the TheHedgeOfThorns.

* ''SuperSentai'' and ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' use this as an alternative "Earth" power to DishingOutDirt. Wielders include [[NinjaSentaiKakuranger NinjaYellow]], [[SeijuuSentaiGingaman GingaPink]], [[MahouSentaiMagiranger MagiGreen]]/[[Series/PowerRangersMysticForce Green Mystic Ranger]], and [[SamuraiSentaiShinkenger ShinkenGreen]]/[[Series/PowerRangersSamurai Green Samurai Ranger]].

It can easily overlap with WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway; even if the character is very powerful, they're liable to be mocked anyway. Writers often go out of their way to [[HeartIsAnAwesomePower disprove these assumptions]] [[ThisLooksLikeAJobForAquaman through displays]] of [[LethalHarmlessPowers great power]] from plant-based characters. Sometimes, it can be considered a kind of ElementalPowers, especially if it allows the use of PetalPower. May be paired with FertileFeet. 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. 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.

!!Examples

* Konoha from the ''VideoGame/ArcanaHeart'' video games.

It can easily overlap with WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway; even if the character is very powerful, they're liable to be mocked anyway. Writers often go out of their way to [[HeartIsAnAwesomePower disprove these assumptions]] [[ThisLooksLikeAJobForAquaman through displays]] of [[LethalHarmlessPowers great power]] from plant-based characters. Sometimes, it can be considered a kind of ElementalPowers, especially if it allows the use of PetalPower. May be paired with FertileFeet. 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. 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 GardenGarments.

* The VideoGame/GoldenSun series lumps this in with the [[DishingOutDirt earth element]]. Matthew, the hero of the third game is set to be the first to have plant based spells in his default class.

* Suiseiseki and Souseiseki (the MismatchedEyes twins) from ''RozenMaiden''.

* ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck'' villain Reginald Bushroot, who is a pastiche of various Green Thumb supervillains, mainly [[{{Batman}} Poison Ivy and Floronic Man]].

* ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck'' villain Reginald Bushroot, who is a pastiche of various Green Thumb supervillains, mainly [[Franchise/Batman Poison Ivy and Floronic Man]].

* Comicbook/{{Batman}} foe Pamela "Poison Ivy" Isley is one of the most famous examples of this trope. Her levels of deadliness vary across different adaptations. She has shown some capacity for good, also. When Gotham was in the midst of ''[[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. 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.

* ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck'' villain Reginald Bushroot, who is a pastiche of various GreenThumb supervillains, mainly [[BatMan Poison Ivy]] and [[BatMan Floronic Man]].
* Spoofed in an episode of ''{{Rugrats}}'', in which, while imagining themselves as a FiveManBand, Tommy's power was to talk to ''pants''. About as WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway as you can get there.