Parliament of Trees

The Parliament of Trees is a fictional organization featured in comic books published by DC Comics, some of which are printed under DC's Vertigo line. It relates to the Swamp Thing family of comic titles. The Parliament of Trees is the collective organism governing the prosperity of all plant life on Earth. They are in service to an elemental concept designated The Green. Members of the Parliament are all former plant elementals, who communicate their concerns, desires and protocols to the current chosen guardian of the Green. In most cases, this selected protector is Alec Holland, aka the Swamp Thing.