Kelp

Kelp On Sand
A node in Minetest Game
Node Type	Plant
Drops	Itself
Physics	No
Luminance	No
Flammable	No
Generated	Yes
Renewable	No
Stackable	Yes (99)
Itemstring	default:sand_with_kelp

Kelp On Sand is a decorative plant which grows in water or water-like blocks. It consists of two parts: At the bottom there is a solid block which looks like sand (but it's a different block, it does not fall!), and on top of that block there's the actual kelp which has a height between 4 and 6 blocks.

Natural occourance

It occours naturally in temperate and cool oceans on top of ordinary sand in shallow water in temperate and cool climates and has a height from 4 and 6 blocks.

Usage

To mine the kelp on sand, you must point at the sand-like block at the bottom and mine it with a sword (for faster mining) or just your hand. Note the kelp itself can not be pointed.

To place the kelp on sand, you have to put it on the bottom of a column of water-like blocks at a depth of at least 6 blocks. Note this will place both the sand-like block and the kelp.

Oddities

Although the base block looks like sand, it is a different block and does not fall.

The kelp itself is not considered to be a block on its own, it is purely decorative. Therefore, you can normally place and build other blocks (even other plants like jungle grass inside the kelp, but that won't affect the actual block.