Botanic overrides the dergon's entire design, instead letting them mimic the patterning of any plant (including flowers, leaves, fruit, cacti, algae, mosses, and lichens). The design does not have to be an exact replica, but color and pattern inspiration should be clearly visible! You can include a link to an example of your chosen plant when submitting a botanic design for approval, and it may optionally be linked in your import description.

You may still include your dergon's original genotype in the choice of inspiration, for example, such as choosing to mimic a snake plant when your geno is Forest with Cloud and Skink. You can also use Botanic to influence an otherwise normal design, for example taking a Iris with Flagged geno and adding intricate colorful banding to Flagged by choosing a passion flower as your inspiration. 

Botanic may affect your entire dergon. If you choose to include your original geno, Botanic must affect at least 50% of your design. 

When present with a color mutation, Botanic may do one of three things:

• Completely override the color mutation

• Allow the color mutation to affect the design, influencing the features you're taking inspiration from

• Take inspiration from a plant which shows something similar to the color mutation

The third option includes, as an example, things like variegated monsteras for Variegation, or a black rose aeonium for Melansim.

When present with another mutation such as Chimera, Botanic may either override the chimeric design or take inspiration from a plant with distinct chimera or grafting, such as a grafted moon cactus. 

Strange Covering may be influenced by Botanic, creating scales, feathers, and fins which resemble leaves that mimic the chosen inspiration. Mild can affect up to 20% of the dergon, Moderate up to 60% and Severe up to 100%.