History Main / MisplacedVegetation

* Absolutely everywhere in MetalGearSolid 3, though it's justified by being imported species for government experiments. Interestingly, the one example TheLastDaysOfFoxhound chose to lampshade this trope (tumbleweeds) [[AluminiumChristmasTree is actually a native species to the region]], and an invasive weed in the southwestern United States where it is most well known.

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* ''TheEmperorsNewGroove'' features venus flytraps that are apparently [[YouFailBiologyForever growing on vines]]... in the middle of the vaguely South American jungle. Real life venus flytraps are found only in a vanishingly (literally) small range in coastal North Carolina. They are horrifyingly endangered in the wild. (The More You Know...)

* Another Disney case, ''{{The Little Mermaid}}'' II: Return to the Sea features a massive tropical coral reef beneath ''friggin polar ice sheet''. While coral reefs aren't vegetation per se (they are mostly animals), they would still count as they feature as the dominant underwater terrain. Actual polar marine ecosystems can sometimes appear quite lush, but definitely not ''tropical coral reefs with colorful fish''. That's a pinch from the movie's [[HollywoodAtlas big geography mess-up]]. Wait... complete with [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tridacna ice-hating giant clams]].

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** Having lived in both locations though not seen the show. Lawrence, KS does have quite a few trees and parks in town. Outside the town however.... And STL is mainly deciduous trees. Lots of them.

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*** And in Florida (As well as Lake Victoria in Africa), Water Hyacinths from South America. The literally ''clog'' the lakes up. The Florida State government, for example, literally said, "Do what you want - Get ''rid'' of this!" in legalese.

** Tansy (Tanacetum vulgare), native to Europe and Asia, has become a major pest in parts of the US; and a particular bane of equestrians, as spreads prolifically and is toxic to horses.

** Bindweed, often mistaken for Morning Glory due to being in the same family.

** [[http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn8336--fossil-dung-reveals-dinosaurs-did-graze-grass.html There was grass during the Cretaceous period]], although this is a very recent case of ScienceMarchesOn.

** Tomatoes, peppers (bells and chiles, not peppercorns), tobacco, turkeys and chocolate are all American too. (And Chocolate is ''certainly'' not like the sweet stuff you get from Europe.)

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* The Valparaiso map of ''[[BattlefieldSeries Bad Company 2]]'' takes places in a jungle. The real Valparaiso is nowhere near any jungles, and has a semi-arid climate that more closely matches Southern California.

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This can be easily justified since many travelers have introduced plants from elsewhere if the new area's climate can accommodate them (for example, palm trees do not naturally grow in the western US, and [[AllDesertsHaveCacti cacti]] grow ''only'' in the US and Mexico unless taken abroad). Also, if a work of fiction is set somewhere that's ''[[FantasyCounterpartCulture like]]'' somewhere in the ancient or medieval world but isn't specifically there, they have an out for including things like potatoes or any other real-life plant: it's not set in the real world. Plant misplacement is especially present in places taking in a rainforest since it's hard to search for the tree species growing in these locations even with the help of the Internet.

This can be easily justified since many travelers have introduced plants from elsewhere if the new area's climate can accommodate them (for example, palm trees do not naturally grow in the western US, and [[AllDesertsHaveCacti cacti]] grow ''only'' in the US and Mexico unless taken abroad). Also, if a work of fiction is set somewhere that's ''[[FantasyCounterpartCulture like]]'' somewhere in the ancient or medieval world but isn't specifically there, they have an out for including things like potatoes or any other real-life plant: it's not set in the real world.

* ''{{Halo}} 3'': Plants from the Pacific Northwest (eg rhododendrons, ivy) in the African jungle? And again, Rafflesia.

* Thanks to mankind's tendency to move species around for the hell of it, you can find certain species in areas where they have no right whatsoever to grow. There is a small Carribbean island infested with ''pine trees'' that the government was having the darnedest time killing off. The eucalyptus tree, native to Australia, has expanded across southern California, South Africa, Madagascar's highlands and Ethiopia for the same reason. Much like MisplacedWildlife, this either kills off the plants moved or the indigenous plants, depending on the environment. Many countries maintain noxious/invasive weed eradication programs similar to [[http://plants.usda.gov/java/noxiousDriver this US example]].

* Absolutely everywhere in MetalGearSolid 3, though it's justified by being imported species for government experiments. Interestingly, the one example TheLastDaysOfFoxhound chose to lampshade this trope (tumbleweeds) is actually a native species to the region, and an invasive weed in the southwestern United States where it is most well known.

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* ''{{Warcraft}}'' generally averts this-- they have specific types of trees for each tileset that has them, meaning you get Lordaeron Summer trees, Northrend trees, Lordaeron Fall trees, Ashenvale trees, et cetera. However, Outland, the ancient homeworld of the Orcs, has [[FungusHumongous giant mushroom trees]]. Sure, it's a fantasy, but remember that Outland is a ''desert''. Which means ''dry'' and ''hot''.
** The mushrooms in ''WorldOfWarcraft'' probably won't count as they're only found in a swamp. Some dead ones are located in the place where the terrain changes from desert to swamp. Outland only became mostly desert after the Orcs started messing with fel energy.
** Scholazar Basin is a tropical forest in Northrend, but its existence is justified by [[AWizardDidIt Titan magic]] that maintains the climate.
** Desert does not mean "dry and hot", desert means "very low precipitation". Technically, ''Antarctica'' is a desert.

This can be easily justified since many travelers have introduced plants from elsewhere if the new area's climate can accommodate them (for example, palm trees do not naturally grow in the western US, and [[AllDesertsHaveCacti cacti]] grow ''only'' in the US for the most part). Also, if a work of fiction is set somewhere that's ''[[FantasyCounterpartCulture like]]'' somewhere in the ancient or medieval world but isn't specifically there, they have an out for including things like potatoes or any other real-life plant: it's not set in the real world.

This can be easily justified since many travelers have introduced plants from elsewhere if the new area's climate can accommodate them (for example, palm trees do not naturally grow in the western US, and [[AllDesertsHaveCacti cacti]] grow ''only'' in the US). Also, if a work of fiction is set somewhere that's ''[[FantasyCounterpartCulture like]]'' somewhere in the ancient or medieval world but isn't specifically there, they have an out for including things like potatoes or any other real-life plant: it's not set in the real world.

See also: AllDesertsHaveCacti. May occasionally be the result of SoCalization, though filmmakers are careful not to show palm trees growing in places too temperate for them. V

This can be easily justified since many settlers and immigrants have brought plants from their homeland or elsewhere if the new area's climate can accommodate them (for example, palm trees do not naturally grow in the western US, and [[AllDesertsHaveCacti cacti]] grow ''only'' in the US). Also, if a work of fiction is set somewhere that's ''[[FantasyCounterpartCulture like]]'' somewhere in the ancient or medieval world but isn't specifically there, they have an out for including things like potatoes or any other real-life plant: it's not set in the real world.

This can be easily justified since many settlers and immigrants have brought plants from their homeland or elsewhere if the new area's climate can accommodate them (for example, palm trees do not naturally grow in the western US). Also, if a work of fiction is set somewhere that's ''[[FantasyCounterpartCulture like]]'' somewhere in the ancient or medieval world but isn't specifically there, they have an out for including things like potatoes or any other real-life plant: it's not set in the real world.

See also: AllDesertsHaveCacti. May occasionally be the result of SoCalization, which may cause plants from California to appear in shows set in, say, Cleveland.

If a work of fiction is set somewhere that's ''[[FantasyCounterpartCulture like]]'' somewhere in the ancient or medieval world but isn't specifically there, they have an out for including things like potatoes: it's not set in the real world.

** Kudzu in the southeastern US is another notorious example.

** Originally imported from Europe for erosion control in developed areas in the temperate US (particularly around roads); Scotch Broom (Cytisus scoparius) has since been designated a noxious weed due to its tendency to spread rapidly and crowd out native species.

** It should probably be noted that, despite being deciduous, larches are, in fact, conifers.

** Tomatoes, peppers (bells and chiles, not peppercorns), tobacco, turkeys and chocolate are all American too.

* Speaking of the southwestern U.S., the cottonwood trees have invaded northern Arizona. Wonder why you've got allergies in the desert? That's the reason.

* Every cartoon desert on the face of Cartoon Earth will include at least one [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saguaro saguaro cactus]], even though saguaros are an endangered species that only grows in southern Arizona, southern California, Baja California, and Mexico, i.e. regions in the vicinity of Hollywood.

* ''{{Halo}} 3'': Plants from the Pacific Northwest (eg rhododendrons, ivy) in the African jungle?

** One example that might count is the Grizzly Hills zone in Northrend. It's modelled after a redwood forest, but real-life redwood only grows in a very specific climate, and can't survive cold temperatures. Northrend is, as the name implies, located way in the north, and even tho the zone doesn't have much snow, the temperatures should drop below freezing at least during the winter.
*** Scholazar Basin is a tropical forest in Northrend, but its existence is justified by [[AWizardDidIt Titan magic]] that maintains the climate.

*** Actually, the optimum colour for absorbing our sun's sunlight is purple. Most plants are green because bacteria (who were here first) had already claimed that.

** Could possibly be [[FanWank justified post-hoc]] if they're not not actually wild, but simply feral. There are commercial rubber plantations in Africa.

See also: AllDesertsHaveCacti