PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Fenugreek(methi)
Trigonella foenum-graecum
USDA 6-10food · medicinal · nitrogen fixing
Pakistan plant finder
Filtered by Pakistan's five agro-ecological zones.
136 plant profiles, narrowed to the scale Pakistan growers actually use — not a generic zone map relabelled.
Pakistan's five agro-ecological zones
Showing 48 of 136 plants
PIONEER · GRASS
Foxtail Millet(kakum)
Setaria italica
USDA 10-12food · fodder
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Garden Pea(matar)
Pisum sativum
USDA 7-10food · nitrogen fixing
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Gotu Kola(brahmi booti)
Centella asiatica
USDA 9-12medicinal · food
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Groundnut(moongphali)
Arachis hypogaea
USDA 9-11food · nitrogen fixing
PIONEER · TREE
Gum Arabic Tree(khor)
Acacia senegal
USDA 10-12nitrogen fixing · fodder · fuel
PIONEER · GRASS
Halfa Grass(dabh)
Desmostachya bipinnata
USDA 8-11fodder · mulch · medicinal
PIONEER · SHRUB
Harmal Shrub(vanher)
Rhazya stricta
USDA 9-11medicinal · windbreak
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Indian Sweet Clover(senji)
Melilotus indicus
USDA 5-9fodder · nitrogen fixing · mulch
PIONEER · TREE
Indus Tamarisk(lai)
Tamarix dioica
USDA 8-11fuel · windbreak
PIONEER · TREE
Inga ice-cream bean
Inga edulis
USDA 9-12food · nitrogen fixing · mulch · fuel
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Ivy Gourd(kanduri)
Coccinia grandis
USDA 9-12food · medicinal
PIONEER · TREE
Jaal(pilu)
Salvadora oleoides
USDA 9-11food · fodder · medicinal
PIONEER · SHRUB
Jacquemont’s Acacia (Bhuri Babool)(bhuri / khor)
Acacia jacquemontii
USDA 9-11fuel · nitrogen fixing · fodder
PIONEER · SHRUB
Khip(khip)
Leptadenia pyrotechnica
USDA 9-11fodder · fuel · windbreak
PIONEER · TREE
Kikar
Acacia nilotica
USDA 9-12fuel · timber · fodder · nitrogen fixing
PIONEER · TREE
Konkan Moringa(jangli sohanjna)
Moringa concanensis
USDA 10-11food · fodder · medicinal
PIONEER · SHRUB
Lantana(panch phuli)
Lantana camara
USDA 9-11medicinal · mulch
PIONEER · GRASS
Lemongrass(khawi)
Cymbopogon citratus
USDA 10-11food · medicinal · mulch
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Lentil(masoor)
Lens culinaris
USDA 7-11food · nitrogen fixing
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Lettuce(salaad patta)
Lactuca sativa
USDA 8-10food
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Lima Bean(sem)
Phaseolus lunatus
USDA 9-12food · nitrogen fixing
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Linseed(alsi)
Linum usitatissimum
USDA 5-11food · medicinal · timber
PIONEER · GRASS
Maize(makai)
Zea mays
USDA 10-11food · fodder
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Malabar Spinach(poi saag)
Basella alba
USDA 10-12food · medicinal
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Marigold(genda)
Tagetes erecta
USDA 10-11medicinal
PIONEER · TREE
Mimosa silk tree(gul-e-abresham)
Albizia julibrissin
USDA 6-9timber · fuel · medicinal · nitrogen fixing · mulch
PIONEER · TREE
Moringa
Moringa oleifera
USDA 9-12food · fodder · medicinal
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Moth Bean(mut)
Vigna aconitifolia
USDA 9-11food · nitrogen fixing · fodder
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Mung Bean(moong)
Vigna radiata
USDA 10-12food · nitrogen fixing · mulch
PIONEER · GRASS
Munj Sweetcane(munj)
Saccharum bengalense
USDA 8-11mulch · fodder
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Mustard Greens(sarson saag)
Brassica juncea
USDA 6-11food
PIONEER · GRASS
Napier Grass(napier ghaas)
Cenchrus purpureus
USDA 9-11fodder · mulch · windbreak
PIONEER · TREE
Papaya — Red Lady(papita (پپیتا))
Carica papaya cv. Red Lady
USDA 10-12food · medicinal
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Parsley(aazmoda)
Petroselinum crispum
USDA 5-9food · medicinal
PIONEER · GRASS
Pearl Millet(bajra)
Cenchrus americanus
USDA 10-12food · fodder
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Phacelia
Phacelia tanacetifolia
USDA 7-10mulch · fodder
PIONEER · SHRUB
Phog(phog)
Calligonum polygonoides
USDA 9-11fodder · fuel · windbreak
PIONEER · SHRUB
Physic Nut(jangli arand)
Jatropha curcas
USDA 10-12fuel · medicinal · windbreak
PIONEER · SHRUB
Pigeon pea
Cajanus cajan
USDA 9-12food · fodder · nitrogen fixing
PIONEER · SHRUB
Pioneer Caralluma(pamanki)
Caralluma edulis
USDA 9-11food · medicinal
PIONEER · TREE
Pongamia karanja(sukh chain (سکھ چین) / karanj (کرنج))
Pongamia pinnata
USDA 10-12fuel · timber · medicinal · nitrogen fixing · mulch · windbreak
PIONEER · SHRUB
Prickly pear cactus(nagphani)
Opuntia ficus-indica
USDA 8-11food · fodder · fuel · windbreak
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Prophet’s Cucumber (Globe Cucumber)(kachri-jangli)
Cucumis prophetarum
USDA 9-11medicinal · food
PIONEER · GRASS
Proso Millet(cheena)
Panicum miliaceum
USDA 9-11food · fodder
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Puncture Vine (Caltrop)(bhakra / gokhru)
Tribulus terrestris
USDA 9-11medicinal · fodder · mulch
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Purslane(kulfa)
Portulaca oleracea
USDA 9-11food · medicinal
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Radish(mooli)
Raphanus sativus
USDA 6-11food