Sparse Jungle Biome – Wiki Guide
This Minecraft tutorial explains the Sparse Jungle biome (formerly called the Jungle Edge) with screenshots.
In Minecraft, you will spawn into worlds with unique weather, animals, and plants. These regions are known as biomes. Let’s explore the Sparse Jungle biome in Minecraft.
Background
In Minecraft, the Sparse Jungle is a biome in the Overworld. It is only found on the edge of the Jungle biome and its purpose is to allow for the game to easily transition between other biomes and the Jungle biome.
Let’s explore the characteristics of the Sparse Jungle biome.
Weather
The weather in the Sparse Jungle biome is very wet with lots of precipitation. You will find that it rains a lot.
Trees
In the Sparse Jungle biome, you will find jungle trees and oak trees:
Vegetation
The vegetation found in the Sparse Jungle biome consists of ferns, dandelions, poppies, vines, cocoa beans, melons, and oak leaves as ground cover:
| Item | Description |
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Fern |
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Dandelion |
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Poppy |
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Vines |
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Cocoa Beans |
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Melon |
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Oak Leaves |
Blocks
In this biome, you will find blocks such as grass blocks, dirt and sand:
| Item | Description |
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Grass Block |
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Dirt |
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Sand |
Other Standard Blocks
If you dig down far enough in the Sparse Jungle biome, you will find the standard Minecraft building blocks such as stone, coal ore, iron ore, gold ore, diamond ore, redstone ore, copper ore:
Mobs
In the Sparse Jungle biome, there is lots of wildlife such as chickens, cows, pigs and sheep:
Overworld Mobs that Spawn at Night
You will still find the usual Overworld mobs that spawn at night in the Sparse Jungle biome, such as creepers, endermen, skeletons, spiders, witches and zombies:
Biome ID for Sparse Jungle
Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)
In Minecraft, the Sparse Jungle biome has the following Minecraft ID values:
| Minecraft ID | Dimension | Platform | Version(s) |
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| minecraft:jungle_edge | Overworld |  Java Edition (PC/Mac) |
1.16 – 1.17.1 |
| minecraft:sparse_jungle | Overworld | Java Edition (PC/Mac) |
1.18 – 1.19.2 |
See a complete list of Biome IDs that is interactive and searchable.
- Minecraft ID is the biome’s Internal ID that is used in game commands such as /locatebiome command.
- Dimension is the dimension that the biome can be found (such as the Overworld, Nether, or End).
- Platform is the platform that applies.
- Version(s) is the Minecraft version numbers that the Minecraft ID is valid for.
Sparse Jungle Seeds
You can use a seed to create a world where you spawn in a Sparse Jungle biome:
Sparse Jungle Seeds (Java Edition)
Sparse Jungle Seeds (Java Edition)