Registry record · minecraft:cactus

Cactus

Blocks Plants & crops

Cactus is a spiny green desert plant block that inflicts contact damage and destroys items that touch it.

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Versioned source data

Edition availability

Java Edition

Source version 26.1

Registry ID: 341
Source display name: Cactus
Maximum stack: 64

Bedrock Edition

Source version 1.26.60

Registry ID: 81
Source display name: Cactus
Maximum stack: 64
Component-based: No
Source version tag: Unclassified by source

Recipe information · Java 26.1

No Java recipe recorded

Not recorded

No recipe for this item is recorded in the selected Java source snapshot. This does not establish that no recipe exists in other versions or editions. Bedrock recipe data is not included, so its recipe availability cannot be determined here.

Field guide

Item details

How to obtain

Harvested naturally in desert and badlands biomes where it grows up to three blocks tall. Source
Breaking the bottom cactus block instantly breaks all blocks above it for rapid harvesting. Source

Practical uses

Smelted in a furnace to produce green dye for coloring blocks and sheep. Source
Used in automated mob traps to damage entities, and in trash disposal systems to incinerate items. Source

Mechanics

Destroys any dropped item entity that comes into contact with its hitbox; requires sand or red sand to be planted. Source

Reverse recipe lookup · Java · 26.1

Used In · Crafting recipes

0 outputs

No Java crafting outputs using Cactus are recorded in the selected source snapshot. This does not establish that the item has no other uses. Bedrock recipe data is not included.