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(This article is about crop plants. If you want information about trees, see Tree.)
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Crops are plants that can be farmed, traded for, or acquired by plant gathering. The farming of crops happens at farm plots. There are two types of crops: aboveground and subterranean (underground). The seeds of subterranean crops may be brought from the starting embark screen or, with some small luck, purchased from dwarven caravans. Above ground crops and seeds may be purchased from human or elven caravans or gathered by dwarves with the plant gathering labor enabled. Seeds may also be collected by processing the plants or eating them (but not by cooking!). There is a limit of 200 seeds per type (adjustable in d_init.txt), after which no additional seeds will be produced.

A few of the plants listed below are not strictly crops, as they have no seeds and can't be planted (see note "4", below). "Wet" and "Dry" determine where plants are found in proximity to watercourses when gathering wild plants, and do not affect farm plots.

Most plants can be brewed into alcohol, each plant type producing a different variation, and dwarves do prefer some variety in their drink. Some plants may be eaten raw, others must be cooked first, others must be processed (by milling or plant processing) before they are edible, and still others are inedible, producing only non-food products (their seeds may be edible, though). Drinks may be cooked as ingredients in prepared meals, but at least one of the ingredients must be a non-liquid.

All drinks require a spare barrel or large pot for storage, and some other products also require specific containers for storage. Plants can be stored in barrels or without a container; seeds are stored individually or in bags which can then be put into barrels. It may be advisable to have a small stockpile that accepts only seeds next to your farm(s), since dwarves will happily carry entire pots of seeds across the map to pick up a single seed, leading to cancellation spam and irregular planting.

Standard plants[edit]

These are the plants defined in the file plant_standard.txt. Standard plants have been changed very little from the previous version; tiles and colors have been upgraded, and brewing, pressing and processing plants to bags have been re-implemented as reactions, which means these options will be unavailable in the workshop if materials are missing.

Dwarven crops[edit]

There are only 6 underground crops, aka "dwarven" crops. Five can be used for food, booze and/or other fortress needs, and one (dimple cups) is dye only (although the seeds can be cooked). All six are (usually) available on embark and included in the default embark profile.

Tile Graphic Name Biome
& seasons
Align Value Drink Drink
value1
Eat Cook2 Product(s)5
& value
Plump helmet shrub sprite.png Plump helmet

Subterranean Water  (Layers 1-3)

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 4☼ Dwarven wine 10☼ Yes Yes
· / Plump helmet seeds sprite.png plump helmet spawn 1☼
τ Pig tail shrub sprite.png Pig tail

Subterranean Water  (Layers 1-3)

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 4☼ Dwarven ale 10☼ No No
· / Pig tail seeds sprite.png pig tail seed 1☼
φ pig tail thread (p) 12☼
/ Glob sprite.png pig tail slurry (h) 2☼
τ Cave wheat shrub sprite.png Cave wheat

Subterranean Water  (Layers 1-3)

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 4☼ Dwarven beer 10☼ No Pr3
· / Cave wheat seeds sprite.png cave wheat seed 1☼
· dwarven wheat flour (m) 20☼
Φ Sweet pod shrub sprite.png Sweet pod

Subterranean Water  (Layers 1-3)

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 4☼ Dwarven rum 10☼ No Pr3
· / Sweet pod seeds sprite.png sweet pod seed 1☼
· dwarven sugar (m) 20☼
dwarven syrup (l) 1001
Quarry bush shrub sprite.png Quarry bush

Subterranean Water  (Layers 1-3)

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 4☼ None No Pr3
/ Quarry bush leaf sprite.png quarry bush leaf (b) 501
· / Quarry bush seeds sprite.png rock nut 1☼
rock nut paste (m) 1☼
rock nut press cake (s) 1☼
rock nut oil (s) 5☼
Dimple cup shrub sprite.png Dimple cup

Subterranean Water  (Layers 1-3)

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 4☼ None No No
· / Dimple cup seeds sprite.png dimple cup spawn 1☼
· dimple dye (m) 20☼

Above-ground plants[edit]

Tile Graphic Name Biome
& seasons
Align Value Drink Drink
value1
Eat Cook2 Product(s)5
& value
τ Muck root shrub sprite.png Muck root

Any Wetland

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 1☼ Swamp whiskey 5☼ Yes Yes
· / Muck root seeds sprite.png muck root seed 1☼
Φ Bloated tuber shrub sprite.png Bloated tuber

Any Wetland

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 2☼ Tuber beer 10☼ Yes Yes
· / Bloated tuber seeds sprite.png bloated tuber seed 1☼
Φ Kobold bulb shrub sprite.png Kobold bulb4

Any Wetland

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 5☼ None No No
gnomeblight (e) 5001
: Prickle berries shrub sprite.png Prickle berry

Not Freezing

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 1☼ Prickle berry wine 5☼ Yes Yes
· / Prickle berry seeds sprite.png prickle berry seed 1☼
: Strawberry shrub sprite.png Strawberry

Not Freezing

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 4☼ Strawberry wine 10☼ Yes Yes
% / Strawberry fruit sprite.png strawberry fruit 1☼
: strawberry plant 1☼
· strawberry seed 1☼
τ Longland grass shrub sprite.png Longland grass

Not Freezing

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 4☼ Longland beer 10☼ No Pr3
· / Longland grass seeds sprite.png longland grass seed 1☼
· longland flour (m) 20☼
ÿ Valley herb shrub sprite.png Valley herb4

Temperate Grassland

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 10☼ None No Yes
golden salve (v) 5001
τ Rat weed shrub sprite.png Rat weed

Not Freezing

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 1☼ Sewer brew 5☼ Yes Yes
· / Rat weed seeds sprite.png rat weed seed 1☼
: Fisher berry shrub sprite.png Fisher berry

Not Freezing

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 4☼ Fisher berry wine 10☼ Yes Yes
· / Fisher berry seeds sprite.png fisher berry seed 1☼
ƒ Rope reed shrub sprite.png Rope reed

Not Freezing

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 4☼ River spirits 10☼ No No
· / Rope reed seeds sprite.png rope reed seed 1☼
φ rope reed thread (p) 12☼
rope reed slurry (h) 2☼
τ Blade weed shrub sprite.png Blade weed

Not Freezing

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 4☼ None No No
· / Blade weed seeds sprite.png blade weed seed 1☼
· emerald dye (m) 20☼
τ Hide root shrub sprite.png Hide root

Not Freezing

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 1☼ None No No
· / Hide root seeds sprite.png hide root seed 1☼
· redroot dye (m) 10☼
τ Sliver barb shrub sprite.png Sliver barb

Not Freezing

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Evil 1☼ Gutter cruor 5☼ No No
· / Sliver barb seeds sprite.png sliver barb seed 1☼
· sliver dye (m) 20☼
: Sun berry shrub sprite.png Sun berry

Not Freezing

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Good 9☼ Sunshine 25☼ Yes Yes
· / Sun berry seeds sprite.png sun berry seed 1☼
§ Whip vine shrub sprite.png Whip vine

Not Freezing

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Savage 1☼ Whip wine 15☼ No Pr3
· / Whip vine seeds sprite.png whip vine seed 1☼
· whip vine flour (m) 25☼

Notes:

1 This is the value for a stack of 5 units, which is the number rendered from a single plant.
2 Anything that can be cooked is edible afterwards. Note that cooking leaves no seeds for re-planting.
3 These plants cannot be eaten/cooked until they are further processed, either by milling or extracting; see "products" column for process product.
4 These plants cannot be grown on a farm plot (in unmodded games) as they have no seeds. They can only be acquired through plant gathering (in season only) or trade.
5 To get the products/extracts from the plants they have to be processed, in the following workshops, using the following labors:
6 'Not Freezing' Biome refers to all land biomes except Mountains, Glaciers, and Tundras.

Garden plants[edit]

All garden plants are above-ground, and can grow year-round. Garden plants are defined in a separate file from standard plants, named, somewhat predictably, plant_garden.txt.

Unlike standard plants, garden plants will also produce growths - leaves, buds, flowers, pods and fruits. As a general rule, leaves can only be cooked, buds can be both cooked and brewed.

Tile Graphic Name Biome
& seasons
Align Value Drink Drink
value1
Eat Cook2 Product(s)5
& value
: Artichoke shrub sprite.png Artichoke

Temperate Grassland

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 2☼ Artichoke wine 10☼ Yes Yes
/ Artichoke leaf sprite.png leaf
% / Artichoke heart sprite.png heart 2☼
/ Artichoke flower sprite.png flower
· / Artichoke seeds sprite.png seed 1☼
: Asparagus shrub sprite.png Asparagus

Any Temperate

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 4☼ None Yes Yes
/ Asparagus leaf sprite.png leaf
% / Asparagus fruit sprite.png fruit
/ Asparagus flower sprite.png flower
· / Asparagus seeds sprite.png seed 1☼
: Bambara groundnut shrub sprite.png Bambara groundnut6

Tropical Dry Broadleaf Forest
Tropical Grassland
Tropical Savanna
Tropical Shrubland

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 2☼ None No Seed
/ Bambara groundnut leaf sprite.png leaf
% / Bambara groundnut fruit sprite.png fruit
/ Bambara groundnut flower sprite.png flower
· / Bambara groundnut seeds sprite.png seed 1☼
: String bean shrub sprite.png String bean6

Any Temperate

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 2☼ None No Seed
/ String bean leaf sprite.png leaf
% / String bean pod sprite.png pod
/ String bean flower sprite.png flower
· / String bean seeds sprite.png seed 1☼
: Broad bean shrub sprite.png Broad bean6

Any Temperate

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 2☼ None No Seed
/ Broad bean leaf sprite.png leaf
% / Broad bean pod sprite.png pod
/ Broad bean flower sprite.png flower
· / Broad bean seeds sprite.png seed 1☼
: Beet shrub sprite.png Beet

Temperate Grassland

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 4☼ Beetroot wine 10☼ Yes Yes
/ Beet leaf sprite.png leaf
/ Beet flower sprite.png flower
· / Beet seeds sprite.png seed 1☼
: Bitter melon shrub sprite.png Bitter melon6

Any Tropical

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 2☼ None Yes Yes
/ Bitter melon leaf sprite.png leaf 2☼
% / Bitter melon fruit sprite.png fruit 2☼
/ Bitter melon flower sprite.png flower
· / Bitter melon seeds sprite.png seed 1☼
: Cabbage shrub sprite.png Cabbage

Any Temperate

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 4☼ None Yes Yes
/ Bitter melon leaf sprite.png leaf
/ Bitter melon flower sprite.png flower
· / Cabbage seeds sprite.png seed 1☼
: Caper shrub sprite.png Caper

Any Desert
Any Grassland

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 2☼ None Yes Yes
/ Caper leaf sprite.png leaf 2☼
% / Caper fruit sprite.png fruit 2☼
/ Caper flower sprite.png flower
% / Caper bud sprite.png bud 2☼
· / Caper seeds sprite.png seed 1☼
: Wild carrot shrub sprite.png Wild carrot

Any Temperate

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 4☼ Carrot wine 10☼ Yes Yes
/ Wild carrot leaf sprite.png leaf
/ Wild carrot flower sprite.png flower
· / Wild carrot seeds sprite.png seed 1☼
: Cassava shrub sprite.png Cassava

Any Tropical

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 4☼ Cassava beer 10☼ No Yes
/ Cassava leaf sprite.png leaf
/ Cassava flower sprite.png flower
· / Cassava seeds sprite.png seed 1☼
: Celery shrub sprite.png Celery6

Any Temperate

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 4☼ None Yes Yes
/ Celery leaf sprite.png leaf
/ Celery flower sprite.png flower
· / Celery seeds sprite.png seed 1☼
: Chickpea shrub sprite.png Chickpea6

Any Tropical

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 2☼ None No Seed
/ Chickpea leaf sprite.png leaf
% / Chickpea pod sprite.png pod
/ Chickpea flower sprite.png flower
· / Chickpea seeds sprite.png seed 1☼
: Chicory shrub sprite.png Chicory6

Any Temperate

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 4☼ None Yes Yes
/ Chicory leaf sprite.png leaf
/ Chicory flower sprite.png flower
· / Chicory seeds sprite.png seed 1☼
: Cowpea shrub sprite.png Cowpea6

Tropical Grassland

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 2☼ None No Seed
/ Cowpea leaf sprite.png leaf
% / Cowpea pod sprite.png pod
/ Cowpea flower sprite.png flower
· / Cowpea seeds sprite.png seed 1☼
: Cucumber shrub sprite.png Cucumber

Tropical Dry Broadleaf Forest
Tropical Grassland
Tropical Savanna
Tropical Shrubland

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 2☼ None Yes Yes
/ Cucumber leaf sprite.png leaf
% / Cucumber fruit sprite.png fruit 2☼
/ Cucumber flower sprite.png flower
· / Cucumber seeds sprite.png seed 1☼
: Eggplant shrub sprite.png Eggplant

Tropical Dry Broadleaf Forest
Tropical Grassland
Tropical Savanna
Tropical Shrubland

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 2☼ None Yes Yes
/ Eggplant leaf sprite.png leaf
% / Eggplant fruit sprite.png fruit 2☼
/ Eggplant flower sprite.png flower
· / Eggplant seeds sprite.png seed 1☼
: Garden cress shrub sprite.png Garden cress6

Any Temperate

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 4☼ None Yes Yes
/ Garden cress leaf sprite.png leaf 2☼
/ Garden cress flower sprite.png flower
· / Garden cress seeds sprite.png seed 1☼
: Garlic shrub sprite.png Garlic6

Any Temperate

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 2☼ None Yes Yes
/ Garlic leaf sprite.png leaf
/ Garlic bulb sprite.png bulb 2☼
ü / Garlic flower sprite.png flower
· / Garlic seeds sprite.png seed 1☼
: Horned melon shrub sprite.png Horned melon

Any Tropical

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 2☼ None Yes Yes
/ Horned melon leaf sprite.png leaf
* / Horned melon fruit sprite.png fruit 2☼
/ Horned melon flower sprite.png flower
· / Horned melon seeds sprite.png seed 1☼
: Leek shrub sprite.png Leek6

Any Temperate

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 4☼ None Yes Yes
/ Leek leaf sprite.png leaf
/ Leek flower sprite.png flower
· / Leek seeds sprite.png seed 1☼
: Lentil shrub sprite.png Lentil6

Not Freezing

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 2☼ None No Seed
/ Lentil leaf sprite.png leaf
% / Lentil pod sprite.png pod
/ Lentil flower sprite.png flower
· / Lentil seeds sprite.png seed 1☼
: Lettuce shrub sprite.png Lettuce6

Any Temperate
Tropical Dry Broadleaf Forest
Tropical Grassland
Tropical Savanna
Tropical Shrubland

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 4☼ None Yes Yes
/ Lettuce leaf sprite.png leaf 2☼
/ Lettuce flower sprite.png flower
· / Lettuce seeds sprite.png seed 1☼
: Mung bean shrub sprite.png Mung bean6

Any Tropical

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 2☼ None No Seed
/ Mung bean leaf sprite.png leaf
% / Mung bean pod sprite.png pod
/ Mung bean flower sprite.png flower
· / Mung bean seeds sprite.png seed 1☼
: Muskmelon shrub sprite.png Muskmelon

Any Temperate
Tropical Dry Broadleaf Forest
Tropical Grassland
Tropical Savanna
Tropical Shrubland

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 2☼ None Yes Yes
/ Muskmelon leaf sprite.png leaf
% / Muskmelon fruit sprite.png fruit 2☼
/ Muskmelon flower sprite.png flower
· / Muskmelon seeds sprite.png seed 1☼
: Onion shrub sprite.png Onion6

Any Temperate

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 2☼ None Yes Yes
/ Onion leaf sprite.png leaf
% / Onion bulb sprite.png bulb 2☼
/ Onion flower sprite.png flower
· / Onion seeds sprite.png seed 1☼
: Parsnip shrub sprite.png Parsnip

Any Temperate

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 4☼ Parsnip wine 10☼ Yes Yes
/ Parsnip leaf sprite.png leaf
/ Parsnip flower sprite.png flower
· / Parsnip seeds sprite.png seed 1☼
: Pea shrub sprite.png Pea6

Any Temperate

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 2☼ None No Seed
/ Pea leaf sprite.png leaf
% / Pea pod sprite.png pod
/ Pea flower sprite.png flower
· / Pea seeds sprite.png seed 1☼
: Peanut shrub sprite.png Peanut6

Tropical Dry Broadleaf Forest
Tropical Grassland
Tropical Savanna
Tropical Shrubland

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 2☼ None No Seed
/ Peanut leaf sprite.png leaf
% / Peanut fruit sprite.png fruit
/ Peanut flower sprite.png flower
· / Peanut seeds sprite.png seed 1☼
: Pepper shrub sprite.png Pepper

Any Tropical

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 2☼ None Yes Yes
/ Pepper leaf sprite.png leaf
% / Pepper fruit sprite.png fruit 2☼
/ Pepper flower sprite.png flower
· / Pepper seeds sprite.png seed 1☼
: Potato shrub sprite.png Potato

Not Freezing

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 4☼ Potato wine 10☼ Yes Yes
/ Potato leaf sprite.png leaf
/ Potato flower sprite.png flower
· / Potato seeds sprite.png seed 1☼
: Radish shrub sprite.png Radish

Any Temperate

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 4☼ Radish wine 10☼ Yes Yes
/ Radish leaf sprite.png leaf
/ Radish flower sprite.png flower
· / Radish seeds sprite.png seed 1☼
: Red bean shrub sprite.png Red bean6

Any Temperate

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 2☼ None No Seed
/ Red bean leaf sprite.png leaf
% / Red bean pod sprite.png pod
/ Red bean flower sprite.png flower
· / Red bean seeds sprite.png seed 1☼
: Rhubarb shrub sprite.png Rhubarb6

Any Temperate

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 4☼ None Yes Yes
/ Rhubarb leaf sprite.png leaf
/ Rhubarb flower sprite.png flower
· / Rhubarb seeds sprite.png seed 1☼
: Soybean shrub sprite.png Soybean6

Any Temperate

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 2☼ None No Seed
/ Soybean leaf sprite.png leaf
% / Soybean pod sprite.png pod
/ Soybean flower sprite.png flower
· / Soybean seeds sprite.png seed 1☼
: Spinach shrub sprite.png Spinach6

Any Temperate

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 2☼ None Yes Yes
/ Spinach leaf sprite.png leaf 2☼
/ Spinach flower sprite.png flower
· / Spinach seeds sprite.png seed 1☼
: Squash shrub sprite.png Squash

Any Tropical

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 2☼ None Yes Yes
leaf
% / Squash fruit sprite.png fruit 2☼
flower
· / Squash seeds sprite.png seed 1☼
: Sweet potato shrub sprite.png Sweet potato

Any Tropical

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 4☼ Sweet potato wine 10☼ Yes Yes
/ Sweet potato leaf sprite.png leaf
/ Sweet potato flower sprite.png flower
· / Sweet potato seeds sprite.png seed 1☼
: Taro shrub sprite.png Taro6

Any Tropical

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 4☼ None No Yes
/ Taro leaf sprite.png leaf
/ Taro flower sprite.png flowers
· / Taro seeds sprite.png seed 1☼
: Tomato shrub sprite.png Tomato

Tropical Dry Broadleaf Forest

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 2☼ Tomato wine 10☼ Yes Yes
/ Tomato leaf sprite.png leaf
% / Tomato fruit sprite.png fruit 2☼
/ Tomato flower sprite.png flower
· / Tomato seeds sprite.png seed 1☼
: Tomatillo shrub sprite.png Tomatillo

Tropical Dry Broadleaf Forest
Tropical Grassland
Tropical Savanna
Tropical Shrubland

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 2☼ Tomatillo wine 10☼ Yes Yes
/ Tomatillo leaf sprite.png leaf
% / Tomatillo fruit sprite.png fruit 2☼
/ Tomatillo flower sprite.png flower
· / Tomatillo seeds sprite.png seed 1☼
: Turnip shrub sprite.png Turnip

Any Temperate

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 4☼ Turnip wine 10☼ Yes Yes
/ Turnip leaf sprite.png leaf
/ Turnip flower sprite.png flower
· / Turnip seeds sprite.png seed 1☼
: Urad bean shrub sprite.png Urad bean6

Any Tropical

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 2☼ None No Seed
/ Urad bean leaf sprite.png leaf
% / Urad bean pod sprite.png pod
/ Urad bean flower sprite.png flower
· / Urad bean seeds sprite.png seed 1☼
: Watermelon shrub sprite.png Watermelon

Any Tropical

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 2☼ None Yes Yes
/ Watermelon leaf sprite.png leaf
o / Watermelon fruit sprite.png fruit
/ Watermelon flower sprite.png flower
· / Watermelon seeds sprite.png seed 1☼
: Winter melon shrub sprite.png Winter melon

Any Tropical

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 2☼ None Yes Yes
/ Winter melon leaf sprite.png leaf
o / Winter melon fruit sprite.png fruit 2☼
/ Winter melon flower sprite.png flower
· / Winter melon seeds sprite.png seed 1☼
: Lesser yam shrub sprite.png Lesser yam6

Any Tropical

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 4☼ None No Yes
/ Lesser yam leaf sprite.png leaf
/ Lesser yam flower sprite.png flower
· / Lesser yam seeds sprite.png seed 1☼
: Long yam shrub sprite.png Long yam6

Any Temperate

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 4☼ None Yes Yes
/ Long yam leaf sprite.png leaf
/ Long yam flower sprite.png flower
· / Long yam seeds sprite.png seed 1☼
: Purple yam shrub sprite.png Purple yam6

Any Tropical

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 4☼ None No Yes
/ Purple yam leaf sprite.png leaf
/ Purple yam flower sprite.png flower
· / Purple yam seeds sprite.png seed 1☼
: White yam shrub sprite.png White yam6

Any Tropical

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 4☼ None No Yes
/ White yam seeds sprite.png leaf
/ White yam seeds sprite.png flower
· / White yam seeds sprite.png seed 1☼
: Passion fruit shrub sprite.png Passion fruit

Any Tropical

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 2☼ Passion fruit wine 10☼ Yes Yes
/ Passion fruit leaf sprite.png leaf
% / Passion fruit fruit sprite.png fruit 2☼
/ Passion fruit flower sprite.png flower
· / Passion fruit seeds sprite.png seed 1☼
: Grape shrub sprite.png Grape

Any Temperate

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 2☼ Wine 10☼ Yes Yes
/ Grape leaf sprite.png leaf
% / Grape fruit sprite.png fruit 2☼
/ Grape flower sprite.png flower
· / Grape seeds sprite.png seed 1☼
: Cranberry shrub sprite.png Cranberry

Any Temperate
Tundra
Taiga

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 2☼ Cranberry wine 10☼ Yes Yes
Cranberry leaf sprite.png leaf
% / Cranberry fruit sprite.png fruit 2☼
Cranberry flower sprite.png flower
· / Cranberry seeds sprite.png seed 1☼
: Bilberry shrub sprite.png Bilberry

Any Temperate
Tundra
Taiga

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 2☼ Bilberry wine 10☼ Yes Yes
/ Bilberry leaf sprite.png leaf
% / Bilberry fruit sprite.png fruit 2☼
/ Bilberry flower sprite.png flower
· / Bilberry seeds sprite.png seed 1☼
: Blueberry shrub sprite.png Blueberry

Any Temperate
Tundra
Taiga

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 2☼ Blueberry wine 10☼ Yes Yes
/ Blueberry leaf sprite.png leaf
% / Blueberry fruit sprite.png fruit 2☼
/ Blueberry flower sprite.png flower
· / Blueberry seeds sprite.png seed 1☼
: Blackberry shrub sprite.png Blackberry

Any Temperate

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 2☼ Blackberry wine 10☼ Yes Yes
/ Blackberry leaf sprite.png leaf
% / Blackberry fruit sprite.png fruit 2☼
/ Blackberry flower sprite.png flower
· / Blackberry seeds sprite.png seed 1☼
: Raspberry shrub sprite.png Raspberry

Any Temperate

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 2☼ Raspberry wine 10☼ Yes Yes
/ Raspberry leaf sprite.png leaf
% / Raspberry fruit sprite.png fruit 2☼
/ Raspberry flower sprite.png flower
· / Raspberry seeds sprite.png seed 1☼
: Pineapple shrub sprite.png Pineapple

Any Tropical

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 2☼ Pineapple wine 10☼ Yes Yes
/ Pineapple leaf sprite.png leaf
% / Pineapple fruit sprite.png fruit 2☼
/ Pineapple flower sprite.png flower
· / Pineapple seeds sprite.png seed 1☼

Notes:

1 This is the value for a stack of 5 units, which is the number rendered from a single plant.
2 Anything that can be cooked is edible afterwards. Note that cooking leaves no seeds for re-planting.
3 These plants cannot be eaten/cooked until they are further processed, either by milling or extracting; see "products" column for process product.
4 These plants cannot be grown on a farm plot as they have no seeds. They can only be acquired through plant gathering (in season only) or trade.
5 Some products may require processing; see plant page for details.
6 These plants, when grown from seed on a farm plot, don't yield products that can be processed for seeds.

Crop plants[edit]

These plants are defined in the file plant_crops.txt. They grow above ground, in any season.

Tile Graphic Name Biome
& seasons
Align Value Drink Drink
value1
Eat Cook2 Product(s)5
& value
τ Generic wheat shrub sprite.png Single-grain wheat

Tropical Grassland
Tropical Savanna

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 2☼ Single-grain wheat beer 10☼ No Pr3
/ Generic wheat leaf sprite.png leaf
· / Generic wheat seeds sprite.png seed 1☼
· flour (m) 20☼
τ Generic wheat shrub sprite.png Two-grain wheat

Tropical Grassland
Tropical Savanna

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 2☼ Two-grain wheat beer 10☼ No Pr3
/ Generic wheat leaf sprite.png leaf
· / Generic wheat seeds sprite.png seed 1☼
· flour (m) 20☼
τ Generic wheat shrub sprite.png Soft wheat

Tropical Grassland
Tropical Savanna

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 2☼ Soft wheat beer 10☼ No Pr3
/ Generic wheat leaf sprite.png leaf
· / Generic wheat seeds sprite.png seed 1☼
· flour (m) 20☼
τ Generic wheat shrub sprite.png Hard wheat

Tropical Grassland
Tropical Savanna

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 2☼ Hard wheat beer 10☼ No Pr3
/ Generic wheat leaf sprite.png leaf
· / Generic wheat seeds sprite.png seed 1☼
· flour (m) 20☼
τ Generic wheat shrub sprite.png Spelt

Any Temperate

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 2☼ Spelt beer 10☼ No Pr3
leaf
· / Generic wheat seeds sprite.png seed 1☼
· flour (m) 20☼
τ Generic wheat shrub sprite.png Barley

Not Freezing

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 2☼ Barley wine 10☼ No Pr3
leaf
· / Generic wheat seeds sprite.png seed 1☼
· flour (m) 20☼
τ Buckwheat shrub sprite.png Buckwheat

Tropical Dry Broadleaf Forest

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 2☼ Buckwheat beer 10☼ No Pr3
/ Buckwheat leaf sprite.png leaf
/ Buckwheat flower sprite.png flower
· / Buckwheat seeds sprite.png seed 1☼
· flour (m) 20☼
τ Oats shrub sprite.png Oats

Any Temperate

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 2☼ None No Pr3
/ Generic wheat leaf sprite.png leaf
· / Oats seeds sprite.png seed 1☼
· flour (m) 20☼
τ Alfalfa shrub sprite.png Alfalfa6

Not Freezing

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 4☼ None Yes Yes
/ Alfalfa leaf sprite.png leaf
flower
· / Alfalfa seeds sprite.png seed 1☼
τ Generic wheat shrub sprite.png Rye

Not Freezing

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 2☼ Rye beer 10☼ No Pr3
/ Generic wheat leaf sprite.png leaf
· / Generic wheat seeds sprite.png seed 1☼
· flour (m) 20☼
τ Sorghum shrub sprite.png Sorghum

Tropical Grassland
Tropical Savanna

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 2☼ Sorghum beer 10☼ No Pr3
/ Sorghum leaf sprite.png leaf
/ Sorghum flower sprite.png flower
· / Sorghum seeds sprite.png seed 1☼
· flour (m) 20☼
τ Rice shrub sprite.png Rice

Any Tropical

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 2☼ Rice beer 10☼ No Pr3
/ Rice leaf sprite.png leaf
· / Rice seeds sprite.png seed 1☼
· flour (m) 20☼
τ Maize shrub sprite.png Maize

Any Tropical

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 2☼ Maize beer 10☼ No Pr3
/ Maize leaf sprite.png leaf
· / Maize seeds sprite.png seed 1☼
· flour (m) 20☼
τ Quinoa shrub sprite.png Quinoa

Any Temperate

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 2☼ Quinoa beer 10☼ No Pr3
/ Quinoa leaf sprite.png leaf
/ Quinoa flower sprite.png flower
· / Quinoa seeds sprite.png seed 1☼
· flour (m) 20☼
τ Kaniwa shrub sprite.png Kaniwa

Any Temperate

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 2☼ Kaniwa beer 10☼ No Pr3
/ Kaniwa leaf sprite.png leaf
/ Kaniwa flower sprite.png flower
· / Kaniwa seeds sprite.png seed 1☼
· flour (m) 20☼
: Bitter vetch shrub sprite.png Bitter vetch6

Any Temperate

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 2☼ None Yes Yes
/ Bitter vetch leaf sprite.png leaf 2☼
/ Bitter vetch flower sprite.png flower
% pod
· / Bitter vetch seeds sprite.png seed 1☼
τ Pendant amaranth shrub sprite.png Pendant amaranth

Any Tropical

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 2☼ Pendant amaranth beer 10☼ No Pr3
/ Pendant amaranth leaf sprite.png leaf
/ Pendant amaranth flower sprite.png flower
· / Pendant amaranth seeds sprite.png seed 1☼
· flour (m) 20☼
τ Blood amaranth shrub sprite.png Blood amaranth

Any Tropical

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 2☼ Blood amaranth beer 10☼ Yes Yes
/ Blood amaranth leaf sprite.png leaf 2☼
/ Blood amaranth flower sprite.png flower
· / Blood amaranth seeds sprite.png seed 1☼
· flour (m) 20☼
τ Purple amaranth shrub sprite.png Purple amaranth

Any Temperate

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 2☼ Purple amaranth beer 10☼ Yes Yes
/ Purple amaranth leaf sprite.png leaf 2☼
/ Purple amaranth flower sprite.png flower
· / Purple amaranth seeds sprite.png seed 1☼
· flour (m) 20☼
τ Red spinach shrub sprite.png Red spinach6

Not Freezing

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 2☼ None Yes Yes
/ Red spinach leaf sprite.png leaf 2☼
/ Red spinach flower sprite.png flower
· / Red spinach seeds sprite.png seed 1☼
τ Elephant head amaranth shrub sprite.png Elephant-head amaranth6

Any Tropical

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 2☼ None Yes Yes
/ Elephant head amaranth leaf sprite.png leaf 2☼
/ Elephant head amaranth flower sprite.png flower
· / Elephant head amaranth seeds sprite.png seed 1☼
τ Pearl millet shrub sprite.png Pearl millet

Any Tropical

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 2☼ Pearl millet beer 10☼ No Pr3
/ Pearl millet leaf sprite.png leaf
· / Pearl millet seeds sprite.png seed 1☼
· flour (m) 20☼
τ White millet shrub sprite.png White millet

Any Temperate

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 2☼ White millet beer 10☼ No Pr3
/ White millet leaf sprite.png leaf
· / White millet seeds sprite.png seed 1☼
· flour (m) 20☼
τ Finger millet shrub sprite.png Finger millet

Any Temperate

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 2☼ Finger millet beer 10☼ No Pr3
/ White millet leaf sprite.png leaf
· / Finger millet seeds sprite.png seed 1☼
· flour (m) 20☼
τ Foxtail millet shrub sprite.png Foxtail millet

Any Temperate

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 2☼ Foxtail millet beer 10☼ No Pr3
leaf
· / Foxtail millet seeds sprite.png seed 1☼
· flour (m) 20☼
τ Fonio shrub sprite.png Fonio

Tropical Savanna

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 2☼ Fonio beer 10☼ No Pr3
leaf
· / Generic wheat seeds sprite.png seed 1☼
· flour (m) 20☼
τ Teff shrub sprite.png Teff

Tropical Grassland

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 2☼ Teff beer 10☼ No Pr3
leaf
· seed 1☼
· flour (m) 20☼
τ Flax shrub sprite.png Flax

Tropical Grassland
Tropical Savanna

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 2☼ None No Pr3
/ Flax leaf sprite.png leaf
/ Flax flower sprite.png flower
· / Flax seeds sprite.png seed 1☼
· flour 20☼
paste (m) 1☼
p. cake (s) 1☼
oil (s) 5☼
φ thread (p) 12☼
slurry (h) 2☼
τ Jute shrub sprite.png Jute

Any Tropical

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 2☼ None No No
/ Jute leaf sprite.png leaf
/ Jute flower sprite.png flower
· / Jute seeds sprite.png seed 1☼
φ thread (p) 12☼
slurry (h) 2☼
τ Hemp shrub sprite.png Hemp

Any Temperate

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 2☼ None No Pr3
/ Hemp leaf sprite.png leaf
· / Hemp seeds sprite.png seed 1☼
· flour 20☼
paste (m) 1☼
p. cake (s) 1☼
oil (s) 5☼
φ thread (p) 12☼
slurry (h) 2☼
τ Cotton shrub sprite.png Cotton

Any Tropical

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 2☼ None No Pr3
/ Cotton leaf sprite.png leaf
/ Cotton flower sprite.png flower
· / Cotton seeds sprite.png seed 1☼
paste (m) 1☼
p. cake (s) 1☼
oil (s) 5☼
φ thread (p) 12☼
slurry (h) 2☼
τ Ramie shrub sprite.png Ramie

Any Tropical

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 2☼ None No No
leaf
· / Ramie seeds sprite.png seed 1☼
φ thread (p) 12☼
slurry (h) 2☼
τ Kenaf shrub sprite.png Kenaf

Any Tropical

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 2☼ None No Pr3
/ Kenaf leaf sprite.png leaf
flower
· / Kenaf seeds sprite.png seed 1☼
paste (m) 1☼
p. cake (s) 1☼
oil (s) 5☼
φ thread (p) 12☼
slurry (h) 2☼
τ Papyrus sedge shrub sprite.png Papyrus sedge

Any Tropical Wetland

Wet Dry
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
All 2☼ None No No
/ Papyrus sedge leaf sprite.png leaf
/ Papyrus sedge flower sprite.png flower
· / Papyrus sedge seeds sprite.png seed 1☼
papyrus 10☼

Notes:

1 This is the value for a stack of 5 units, which is the number rendered from a single plant.
2 Anything that can be cooked is edible afterwards. Note that cooking leaves no seeds for re-planting.
3 These plants cannot be eaten/cooked until they are further processed, either by milling or extracting; see "products" column for process product.
4 These plants cannot be grown on a farm plot as they have no seeds. They can only be acquired through plant gathering (in season only) or trade.
5 Some products may require processing; see plant page for details.
6 These plants, when grown from seed on a farm plot, don't yield products that can be processed for seeds.

Best crop to grow[edit]

There is no "best" crop, but some are clearly superior to others, depending on your needs and available resources.

All-purpose[edit]

Many dwarves prefer the humble plump helmet, which can be grown year-round, eaten raw, cooked, or brewed into wine, and many early fortresses rely on the plump helmet crop as a staple of their diet. All above-ground crops are all-seasons as well, the best of which are probably sun berries, hemp, and whip vines. See the above table summarizing the crop products, limitations, and values.

Because of occasional above-ground inconveniences, having an underground plump helmet farm, or, at least, some plump helmet spawn, may be useful emergency preparation.

Booze[edit]

Four principal seeds available at the beginning of an expedition (cave wheat, pig tail, plump helmet, sweet pod) all produce underground crops that can be made into booze worth 10☼. Above ground crops will require you to trade or gather for seeds, but the best of them that can be farmed are sun berries, which produce sunshine worth 25☼.

Keep in mind that dwarves care more about the diversity of available booze than its value.

For quantity, cave wheat and sweet pod mature in 42 days, versus 25 for the other crops, so they may yield less alcohol per farm plot. Plump helmets mature in 25 days and grow year-round, which may be a good starting point for your alcohol industry, but exclusive dependence on it will cause stress.

Rope reeds and pig tails can be made into booze, but you might prefer to use them to make thread.

Dye[edit]

There are four dye crops. Three 20☼ dye crops: blade weed and sliver barb (above ground) and dimple cups (underground). Hide root (above ground) is a 10☼ dye. Dyeing should be considered a low priority because all it does is change the color of cloth or thread and slightly increase its value. You might not want a dedicated farm to grow dye crops; it can be enough to forage for them with herbalism or import them from caravans.

Food[edit]

In terms of sheer dwarfbucks, sweet pods produce the most valuable foodstuff: dwarven syrup (100☼). In terms of quantity and value, other good crops are quarry bushes (which yield 5 quarry bush leaves when processed) and whip vines (which can be milled into whip vine flour). Diversity in meals is also important to dwarves.

Thread[edit]

All plant thread is equally valuable (at 2☼ per unit), so the main decision is between a seasonal underground crop (pig tails) or one of the year-round above-ground crops (cotton, rope reeds, hemp, flax, jute, ramie, kenaf). These plants are also equally useful for making paper. Papyrus is slightly easier to process if you want to make a lot of paper, but papyrus can't be used for any other purpose and it is only available in some tropical wetlands.

Bugs[edit]

  • Plant handling/processing is incomplete for some crops.Bug:6940 This results in plants that, when picked, are inedible because the wrong parts are picked, or where seeds are impossible to pull from the proper plant parts. Large numbers of crops are therefore incapable of being farmed.

See also[edit]

Surface
Crops
Garden
Other
Subterranean
Surface
AbacaAcaciaAlderAlmondAppleApricotAshAvocadoBananaBayberryBirchBitter orangeCacao treeCandlenutCarambolaCashewCedarCherryChestnutCitronCoconut palmCoffeeCustard-appleDate palmDesert limeDurianFeather treeFinger limeGinkgoGlumprongGuavaHazelHighwoodKapokKumquatLarchLimeLycheeMacadamiaMahoganyMango treeMangroveMapleOakOliveOrangePapayaParadise nutPeachPearPecanPersimmonPinePlumPomegranatePomeloRambutanRound limeRubber treeSaguaroSand pearTeaWalnutWillow
Subterranean
Surface
Subterranean