Plant Empathy

The power to empathize with plants. A sub-power of Empathy, and a variation of Ecological Empathy.

Also Called

 * Botanical Empathy
 * Botanopathy
 * Plant Friendship
 * Botanical Friendship
 * Botanical Affinity
 * Plant Affinity

Capability

 * The user can understand the emotions and thoughts of plants
 * The user can know and understand the deaths of nearby plants
 * Plant Communication is associated with this ability
 * Plants almost always have a sense of loyalty to the user that plants would not otherwise have for humans.
 * May be included with Plant Manipulation and/or Plant Mimicry

Variations

 * Arboreal Affinity
 * Floral Affinity
 * Grass Affinity

Limitations

 * The user might be dismissed by the general public for believing in the sentience of plants
 * The user might be become apathetic, if not outright hostile, to humans after interacting with plants for prolonged periods of time.

Known users

 * Poison Ivy (DC Comics)
 * Swamp Thing (DC Comics)