diff --git a/game_api.txt b/game_api.txt
index a148136d..a20ecd4f 100644
--- a/game_api.txt
+++ b/game_api.txt
@@ -183,6 +183,9 @@ The farming API allows you to easily register plants and hoes.
 `farming.register_plant(name, Plant definition)`
  * Register a new growing plant, see [#Plant definition]
 
+`farming.registered_plants[name] = definition`
+ * Table of registered plants, indexed by plant name
+
 ### Hoe Definition
 
 
diff --git a/mods/farming/api.lua b/mods/farming/api.lua
index 901f7245..71c5a67c 100644
--- a/mods/farming/api.lua
+++ b/mods/farming/api.lua
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 
 -- Wear out hoes, place soil
 -- TODO Ignore group:flower
+farming.registered_plants = {}
+
 farming.hoe_on_use = function(itemstack, user, pointed_thing, uses)
 	local pt = pointed_thing
 	-- check if pointing at a node
@@ -263,6 +265,8 @@ farming.register_plant = function(name, def)
 		def.fertility = {}
 	end
 
+	farming.registered_plants[pname] = def
+
 	-- Register seed
 	local lbm_nodes = {mname .. ":seed_" .. pname}
 	local g = {seed = 1, snappy = 3, attached_node = 1}