Plant Care

Plants are the real-world anchors of the WEFA loop. Players add plants from their environment, care for them daily, and earn energy to nurture their digital creatures.

Adding a Plant

A plant is added with:

• Photo (camera capture or upload) - required
• Nickname (player-chosen name)
• Species (verified or unverified)
• Location tag (where the plant lives)
• Notes (optional free text)
• Initial health (0-100, stubbed in V1)

The first photo timestamp is recorded for the plant profile.

Plant Detail

Tapping a plant opens a bottom sheet with two tabs:

Info Tab

• Description with historical context
• Scientific name (e.g., Fragaria x ananassa)
• Use case (e.g., "Salads, soups")
• Season (Spring, Fall, Summer, Winter)
• Plant zones (e.g., 0-13)

Care Tab

• Health bar (0-100)
• Growing stage label (Seedling, Sprout, etc.)
• Care action button

Daily Care

Care is driven by the plantCareMachine:

Photo Requirement

A daily photo is mandatory for each care event. This is the proof-of-care anchor that connects real-world action to digital reward.

Checklist Actions

• Watered
• Pruned
• Observed
• Cleaned

Streak System

Streaks track consecutive care days with soft decay:

• Missing 1 day reduces streak by 1 (no harsh reset)
• Streak bonus kicks in at 3+ consecutive days

Energy Rewards

Action	Energy
Base care event	+4
Streak bonus (3+ days)	+6 total

Care events are queued locally via the job queue and can be attested (EAS) when online.

Filtering

Plants can be filtered by:

• Element (Fire, Water, Earth, Air)
• Health (healthy, fair, poor)
• Growth Level (Sprout, Seedling, Vegetating, Budding, Flowering, Rippening)

Key Files

• src/views/Deck.tsx - Plant list and add-plant form
• src/hooks/plants/usePlantCare.ts - Care event logic
• src/hooks/plants/useAddPlant.ts - Add plant flow
• src/machines/plantCareMachine.ts - Care state machine