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 be able to recognize 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)