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title: Dark Amaranth Forest
type: other
id: promenade:dark_amaranth_forest
icon: promenade:dark_amaranth_fungus
---

The **dark amaranth forest** is a forested biome in the Nether. It is characterized by its darker tones and the presence of [coiled vines](@promenade:coiled_vines) and soul shroomlights.

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## Description

The dark amaranth forest is quite a common biome in the Nether. It is dark and has a purple fog.

The most frequent vegetation in this biome is the dark amaranth fungus, which is a variant of the nether fungus family.  
It is a dark purple fungus with lone soul shroomlights providing a tiny bit of blue light. <Asset width={32} location="promenade:soul_shroomlight" title="Soul Shroomlight"/>

Unlike other nether biomes, glowstone is absent here.

Nether fortresses can generate in this biome, along with bastion remnants and ruined portals.

## Generation
It generates in the Nether mostly between warped and soul sand valleys.

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    You can tweak the frequency of the biomes in the [mod's configuration file]($configuration).
</Callout>

You can find endermen and striders in this biome.