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19	Whenever PlantPeople show up, they are almost guaranteed to have Plant Hair.
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21	Plant Hair is when a character, usually a plant, has leaves, vines, flowers, and other foliage-related paraphernalia instead of hair.
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23	This can be a JustifiedTrope because having leaves on top of your head makes them less concealed from the sun, so photosynthesis is easier. Although most of the time it just [[RuleOfSexy looks]] [[RuleOfCool good]]. That doesn't excuse Humans with Plant Hair, when the Plant People look exactly like humans, except for their Plant Hair.
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25	Note that the character in question doesn't have to be a plant. They just have to have foliage-related stuff ''instead'' of hair.
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27	Compare RobotHair and AlienHair. See also PlantPerson, PlantAliens, and {{Planimal}}, who probably have this. Sometimes occurs in WeirdBeard form.
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29	Is a ElementalHairComposition as hair that isn't actually "hair".
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35	[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
36	* ''Manga/DeliciousInDungeon'' has piscine-type merfolk who attach water plants to their heads to store their eggs.
37	* ''Anime/DoraemonNobitaAndTheGreenGiantLegend'' re-introduces Kibō, a former sapling given life by Doraemon's growth potion into a humanoid form, with leaves in place of hair. When Kibō and the gang reaches the Green Planet, inhabited entirely by PlantAliens, they encounter a friendly underground tribe whose hair is made of moss.
38	* In ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'', Palmon's Ultimate digivolution, Lillymon, has vines growing out from under her flower-like hat that look like hair.
39	* ''Manga/MonsterMusume'': Kii, the dryad, has a full head of leaves.
40	* ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'': Ibara Shiozaki has the Quirk "Vines", which manifests as her hair being thorny vines. She can [[PrehensileHair control it at will]], use it to restrain enemies, and detach it to form walls of vines. It also only needs water and sun to grow back, so she doesn't need to [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking worry about getting bald]].
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43	[[folder:Asian Animation]]
44	* Dhokla from ''Animation/SimpleSamosa'' has a big leaf of coriander for hair. Justified as real-life dishes of dhokla (an Indian food) are usually garnished with coriander. At the end of the episode "Hair Today Gone Tomorrow", Dhokla tries a multitude of other plant hair styles, including some especially silly ones like a pineapple and a venus flytrap.
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47	[[folder:Comic Books]]
48	* ''Franchise/TheDCU'':
49	** ''ComicBook/{{Batman}}'': Poison Ivy usually has long red hair, but Tim Sale draws her with masses of ivy vines instead of hair.
50	** ''ComicBook/GreenLantern'': The Green Lantern of Sector 586, Medphyll, is from a species of one-eyed humanoid PlantAliens who have a mass of leaf covered vines in place of hair.
51	** ''ComicBook/SwampThing'': Jason Woodrue, a.k.a. the Floronic Man, has leaves instead of hair ever since his transformation into a PlantPerson.
52	** In ''ComicBook/WonderWoman1942'' the Rykornian PlantAliens' "hair" is very clearly based on corn-silk.
53	** In ''ComicBook/WonderWoman2011'' Demeter's "hair" appears to actually be leaves.
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56	[[folder:Folklore and Mythology]]
57	* In the Welsh mythological cycle, ''The Mabinogion'', the perfect woman Blodeuwedd is created from the flowers and growing things of the earth: her hair is effectively made of flowers. Later, for her sins and heartlessness, she is turned into the first owl and fated to haunt the night--the flowers that became human hair now mutate into feathers.
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60	[[folder:Literature]]
61	* In ''Literature/TheBookOfTheNewSun'', Severian goes sees a festival sideshow that supposedly has a future-telling plant man. Much to Severian's surprise, there is a indeed a Green Man. After a moment of silence Severian tries to get the conversation started, by mentioning he always imagined that a plant-man would have grass-like hair. The Green Man finally talks, correcting Severian that he is not a plant.
62	* ''Literature/CityOfGlass'': When Helen Blackthorn is first introduced as a background character, her hair is described as being made of flowers.
63	* ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'': Trolls, being made of rock, often cultivate lichen on their heads.
64	* ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'': Both the original book and the film adaptation describe Ents, the tree-people, as having foliage reminiscent of hair on less cellulose-based humanoids. Treebeard is a nickname given to one of them because of the [[WeirdBeard beard-like moss on his face]].
65	* ''Literature/TreasureInTheHeartOfTheTanglewood'': Hannah has flowers and vines growing from her scalp amidst her normal human hair. As a magician, they come in handy for using in potions, but they're also a clue to her mysterious origin [[spoiler:as a demigoddess daughter of the local MotherNature]].
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68	[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
69	* ''Series/DoctorWho'': In "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS27E2TheEndOfTheWorld The End of the World]]", Jabe of the Forests of Cheem is a walking tree. She has a thick lump of branches instead of hair, with flowers sticking out of them. She's also proudly displaying those NonMammalMammaries.
70	* ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' had a sketch recommending chia hair for people suffering from hair loss. HilariousInHindsight now that chia seeds are being sold as a nutritional supplement that allegedly promotes hair growth.
71	* ''Series/SigmundAndTheSeaMonsters'' has lots of seaweed on his squidlike head, as do his parents, Big Daddy Ooze and Sweet Mama Ooze, as well as his brothers, Blurp and Slurp. The styles and colors vary, but kelp-based pseudo-hair is a constant among sea monsters.
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74	[[folder:Tabletop Games]]
75	* ''TabletopGame/{{Arduin}}'': Perrinites are a crossbreed between elves and dryads that have plants and flowers where their hair should be.
76	* ''TabletopGame/{{Exalted}}'': High levels of wood elemental corruption often result in this, and it's very common for people living in the deep forests of the East, where Creation approaches the Elemental Pole of Wood, to have leaves, moss or small vines instead of hair.
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79	[[folder:Video Games]]
80	* ''VideoGame/GoosebumpsNightOfScares'': Dr. Brewer's plant-clone has a BeardOfEvil made of wood.
81	* ''VideoGame/GuildWars2'': The Sylvari have leaves and vines instead of hair. They are sometimes Humans with Plant Hair, because some people make their Sylvari look more like an elf than a plant.
82	* ''VideoGame/TheHeartPumpsClay'': The [[https://rpgmaker.net/media/content/games/6541/screenshots/HeartScreen5.png Dryad,]] based on mythological Greek tree spirits, has a leaf for hair, implying that she's a PlantPerson.
83	* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask'':
84	** When in Deku form, Link has yellow leaves reminiscent of his bangs.
85	** The Deku Princess has a long plant ponytail, while the Deku Butler has a curly leaf mustache.
86	* Cetrion, the [[PhysicalGod Elder Goddess]] of Nature, Light, and Virtue in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11'', has large green leaves growing from her head, giving her an AstonishinglyAppropriateAppearance.
87	* ''VideoGame/ShantaeAndTheSevenSirens'': Water Lily Siren has a rose flower on her head, along with leaves and spiked root-like structures, which seems to be her hair.
88	* In ''VideoGame/TheSims2'' ''Seasons'' ExpansionPack, Sims have the potential to be transformed into Plant Sims, which in their adult state have green leaves for hair, or a large flower for toddlers. Plant Sims are also included in the ''University Life'' expansion of ''VideoGame/TheSims3'' as well as the stuff pack ''Cool Kitchen Stuff'' in ''VideoGame/TheSims4.''
89	* ''VideoGame/{{Starbound}}'': The Florans, vicious and cannibalistic PlantAliens, have Plant Hair. In fact they have all the kinds of Plant Hair mentioned in the article, including ''[[ManEatingPlant venus flytraps]] on their heads'', to give more character creation options to people playing as them.
90	* ''VideoGame/{{Skully}}'' has the earth elemental, Terry, who has hair made of leaves and grass for beard. The titular skull can also access {{golem}} forms, two with plant hair - the Strong Silent has grass growing on it's head, while the Jolly Jumper has antler-like horns filled with scraggly vine.
91	* In ''VideoGame/SuperMarioSunshine'', the piantas have palm trees on their heads.
92	* ''VideoGame/TheTraderOfStories'': The younger trees have leaves that serve as hair and clothes (even serving as the botanical equivalent of a FurBikini on one of them).
93	* ''VideoGame/WarcraftIII'': Treant buildings have long flowing beards and hair made of leaves, which is most noticeable on the Ancient Protector (who even has birds living in it).
94	* In ''VideoGame/WildStar'', there's the Granok, giant bipedal living stone creatures. Some of the options when creating a Granok include a [[http://i915.photobucket.com/albums/ac357/tepetkhet/WildStar/Thalani03.png plant beehive,]] [[https://i.ytimg.com/vi/pmC7kLM0_R4/maxresdefault.jpg plant afro,]] and [[http://33.media.tumblr.com/227cf1970309487ac1cc4d26326324d9/tumblr_inline_mn6yosrkfF1qz4rgp.png plant]] [[{{Pun}} mosstache.]]
95	* In the ''VideoGame/WorldOfMana'' series, the Wood elemental Dryad is commonly depicted with a [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dryad_8.png green, wild ponytail]] that amplifies her appearance of a palm tree.
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98	[[folder:Visual Novels]]
99	* In ''VisualNovel/SablesGrimoire'', Eth the mandragora has leafy green vines and large pink flower petals for hair.
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102	[[folder:Webcomics]]
103	* ''Webcomic/{{Huckleberry}}'''s eponymous protagonist is a PlantPerson with a full head of leaves. They occasionally molt like feathers.
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106	[[folder:Western Animation]]
107	* ''WesternAnimation/Ben10Omniverse'': Gwen 10's [[PlantAliens Wildvine]] form has two bulbs on the sides of her head that look like [[Franchise/StarWars Princess Leia]]-esque hair buns.
108	* ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck'': The plant-themed villain Bushroot has a large tuft of flower-like foliage instead of hair.
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