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Plant Growth 5e spell

3rd-level transmutation · 2024 version below

Casting time
1 action or 8 hours
Range
150 feet
Components
V, S
Duration
Instantaneous
School
Transmutation
Level
3

This spell channels vitality into plants within a specific area. There are two possible uses for the spell, granting either immediate or long-term benefits.

If you cast this spell using 1 action, choose a point within range. All normal plants in a 100-foot radius centered on that point become thick and overgrown. A creature moving through the area must spend 4 feet of movement for every 1 foot it moves.

You can exclude one or more areas of any size within the spell's area from being affected.

If you cast this spell over 8 hours, you enrich the land. All plants in a half-mile radius centered on a point within range become enriched for 1 year. The plants yield twice the normal amount of food when harvested.

Classes that can cast Plant Growth

ClassFirst availableSpellcasting ability
Bard spells5th character levelCharisma
Druid spells5th character levelWisdom
Ranger spells9th character levelWisdom

Plant Growth in the 2024 rules

The 2024 Player’s Handbook revised many spells, and the SRD 5.2 carries the new text. What changed from the 2014 version above:

Casting time
Action (Overgrowth) or 8 hours (Enrichment)
Range
150 feet
Components
V, S
Duration
Instantaneous
School
Transmutation
Level
3
Classes
Bard, Druid, Ranger

This spell channels vitality into plants. The casting time you use determines whether the spell has the Overgrowth or the Enrichment effect below.

Overgrowth. Choose a point within range. All normal plants in a 100-foot-radius Sphere centered on that point become thick and overgrown. A creature moving through that area must spend 4 feet of movement for every 1 foot it moves. You can exclude one or more areas of any size within the spell's area from being affected.

Enrichment. All plants in a half-mile radius centered on a point within range become enriched for 365 days. The plants yield twice the normal amount of food when harvested. They can benefit from only one Plant Growth per year.

2024 version from the SRD 5.2. Most tables settle on one edition, so check which one yours uses.

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