Flower (environmental object): Difference between revisions

|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 64]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])

|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'' ([[List of games by date#2023|2023]])

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'''Flowers'''<ref name=SM64>{{cite|author=Pelland, Scott, and Dan Owsen|title=''The Super Mario 64 Nintendo Player's Guide''|location=Redmond|publisher=[[Nintendo|Nintendo of America]]|date=1996|page=18|language=en}}</ref><ref name=SMG>{{cite|author=Black, Fletcher|language=en-us|title=''Super Mario Galaxy: PRIMA Official Game Guide''|format=Collector's Edition|location=Roseville|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|date=November 9, 2007|page=41|isbn=978-0-7615-5713-5}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Bueno, Fernando|title=''New Super Mario Bros. Wii: PRIMA Official Game Guide''|isbn=978-0-307-46592-4|language=en-us|location=Roseville|publisher=Prima Games|date=November 15, 2009|page=5}}</ref><ref name=SMG2>{{cite|author=Browne, Catherine|title=''Super Mario Galaxy 2: PRIMA Official Game Guide''|location=Roseville|publisher=Prima Games|date=May 23, 2010|language=en-us|isbn=978-0-30746-907-6|page=147}}</ref> appear in the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]] as recurring interactable objects of the environment. In games of the 3D [[Super Mario (series)|''Super Mario'' series]], flowers most often conceal collectible items or hide subjects of interests, such as [[Warp|Warp Point]]s or [[Coin Coffer]]s. In some games, such as ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'', flowers are vaguely {{wp|Asteraceae|asteraceous}} and overall cartoonish. In others, such as ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'', flowers are more {{wp|realism (art)|realistic}} and closely resemble a variety of real-world species, such as {{wp|Pansy|pansies}}, {{wp|Tulip|tulips}}, {{wp|Poinsettia|poinsettias}}, and {{wp|Lily of the valley|lilies-of-the-valley}}. Starting with ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', broad-leaved '''bushes'''<ref name=SM3DL>{{cite|author=von Esmarch, Nick|title=''Super Mario 3D Land: PRIMA Official Game Guide''|location=Roseville|publisher=Prima Games|date=November 13, 2011|language=en-us|isbn=978-0-307-89386-4|page=52, 104}}</ref> (also called '''grass'''<ref name=SMG/> or '''tall grass'''<ref>{{cite|author=Browne|title=''Super Mario Galaxy 2: PRIMA Official Game Guide''|page=36}}</ref>) have appeared in many games alongside flowers and serve the same function.