Pakistan plant finder

Filtered by Pakistan's five agro-ecological zones.

114 plant profiles, narrowed to the scale Pakistan growers actually use — not a generic zone map relabelled.

Showing 48 of 114 plants

PIONEER · TREE

Indus Tamarisk(lai)

Tamarix dioica

USDA 8-11

fuel · windbreak

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Inga ice-cream bean

Inga edulis

USDA 9-12

food · nitrogen fixing · mulch · fuel

PIONEER · CLIMBER

Ivy Gourd(kanduri)

Coccinia grandis

USDA 9-12

food · medicinal

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Jaal(pilu)

Salvadora oleoides

USDA 9-11

food · fodder · medicinal

Jacquemont’s Acacia (Bhuri Babool) (Acacia jacquemontii)

PIONEER · SHRUB

Jacquemont’s Acacia (Bhuri Babool)(bhuri / khor)

Acacia jacquemontii

USDA 9-11

fuel · nitrogen fixing · fodder

PIONEER · TREE

Khejri

Prosopis cineraria

USDA 9-11

fodder · fuel · nitrogen fixing

PIONEER · SHRUB

Khip(khip)

Leptadenia pyrotechnica

USDA 9-11

fodder · fuel · windbreak

PIONEER · TREE

Kikar

Acacia nilotica

USDA 9-12

fuel · timber · fodder · nitrogen fixing

PIONEER · TREE

Konkan Moringa(jangli sohanjna)

Moringa concanensis

USDA 10-11

food · fodder · medicinal

PIONEER · GRASS

Lemongrass(khawi)

Cymbopogon citratus

USDA 10-11

food · medicinal · mulch

PIONEER · CLIMBER

Lima Bean(sem)

Phaseolus lunatus

USDA 9-12

food · nitrogen fixing

PIONEER · GRASS

Maize(makai)

Zea mays

USDA 10-11

food · fodder

PIONEER · CLIMBER

Malabar Spinach(poi saag)

Basella alba

USDA 10-12

food · medicinal

Mangrove Grass (Sea Billy-Goat Grass) (Aeluropus lagopoides)

PIONEER · GRASS

Mangrove Grass (Sea Billy-Goat Grass)(lumb / khar)

Aeluropus lagopoides

USDA 9-11

fodder · mulch · windbreak

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Marigold(genda)

Tagetes erecta

USDA 10-11

medicinal

PIONEER · TREE

Moringa

Moringa oleifera

USDA 9-12

food · fodder · medicinal

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Moth Bean(mut)

Vigna aconitifolia

USDA 9-11

food · nitrogen fixing · fodder

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Mung Bean(moong)

Vigna radiata

USDA 10-12

food · nitrogen fixing · mulch

PIONEER · GRASS

Munj Sweetcane(munj)

Saccharum bengalense

USDA 8-11

mulch · fodder

PIONEER · GRASS

Napier Grass(napier ghaas)

Cenchrus purpureus

USDA 9-11

fodder · mulch · windbreak

Papaya — Red Lady (Carica papaya cv. Red Lady)

PIONEER · TREE

Papaya — Red Lady(papita (پپیتا))

Carica papaya cv. Red Lady

USDA 10-12

food · medicinal

PIONEER · GRASS

Pearl Millet(bajra)

Cenchrus americanus

USDA 10-12

food · fodder

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Phacelia

Phacelia tanacetifolia

USDA 7-10

mulch · fodder

PIONEER · SHRUB

Phog(phog)

Calligonum polygonoides

USDA 9-11

fodder · fuel · windbreak

PIONEER · SHRUB

Physic Nut(jangli arand)

Jatropha curcas

USDA 10-12

fuel · medicinal · windbreak

PIONEER · SHRUB

Pigeon pea

Cajanus cajan

USDA 9-12

food · fodder · nitrogen fixing

PIONEER · SHRUB

Pioneer Caralluma(pamanki)

Caralluma edulis

USDA 9-11

food · medicinal

PIONEER · TREE

Pongamia karanja(sukh chain (سکھ چین) / karanj (کرنج))

Pongamia pinnata

USDA 10-12

fuel · timber · medicinal · nitrogen fixing · mulch · windbreak

Prickly pear cactus (Opuntia ficus-indica)

PIONEER · SHRUB

Prickly pear cactus(nagphani)

Opuntia ficus-indica

USDA 8-11

food · fodder · fuel · windbreak

Prophet’s Cucumber (Globe Cucumber) (Cucumis prophetarum)

PIONEER · CLIMBER

Prophet’s Cucumber (Globe Cucumber)(kachri-jangli)

Cucumis prophetarum

USDA 9-11

medicinal · food

Puncture Vine (Caltrop) (Tribulus terrestris)

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Puncture Vine (Caltrop)(bhakra / gokhru)

Tribulus terrestris

USDA 9-11

medicinal · fodder · mulch

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Purslane(kulfa)

Portulaca oleracea

USDA 9-11

food · medicinal

PIONEER · GRASS

Rice(dhan)

Oryza sativa

USDA 9-11

food · fodder

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Rocket(tara mira)

Eruca sativa

USDA 7-10

food

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Safflower(kusum)

Carthamus tinctorius

USDA 8-11

food · medicinal

Sand Dropseed (Feather Dropseed) (Sporobolus ioclados)

PIONEER · GRASS

Sand Dropseed (Feather Dropseed)(khabbal-ghas)

Sporobolus ioclados

USDA 9-11

fodder · mulch · windbreak

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Sesame(til)

Sesamum indicum

USDA 10-11

food · medicinal

PIONEER · SHRUB

Sesbania

Sesbania bispinosa

USDA 9-11

nitrogen fixing · fodder · mulch

Sewan Grass (Desert Grass) (Lasiurus scindicus)

PIONEER · GRASS

Sewan Grass (Desert Grass)(gorkha / sewan)

Lasiurus scindicus

USDA 9-11

fodder · windbreak · mulch

Showy Crotalaria (Crotalaria spectabilis)

PIONEER · SHRUB

Showy Crotalaria(jhumka)

Crotalaria spectabilis

USDA 9-11

nitrogen fixing · mulch · medicinal

PIONEER · CLIMBER

Siratro(siratro)

Macroptilium atropurpureum

USDA 8-12

fodder · nitrogen fixing · mulch

PIONEER · CLIMBER

Snake Gourd(chichinda)

Trichosanthes cucumerina

USDA 10-12

food · medicinal

PIONEER · GRASS

Sorghum(jowar)

Sorghum bicolor

USDA 10-12

food · fodder · mulch

PIONEER · CLIMBER

Sponge Gourd(tori)

Luffa aegyptiaca

USDA 10-12

food

Spreading Hogweed (Punarnava) (Boerhavia diffusa)

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Spreading Hogweed (Punarnava)(itsit / punarnava)

Boerhavia diffusa

USDA 9-11

medicinal · food · mulch

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Sunflower(suraj mukhi)

Helianthus annuus

USDA 9-11

food · fodder

PIONEER · SHRUB

Sunn hemp

Crotalaria juncea

USDA 10-12

nitrogen fixing · mulch

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Sweet Potato(shakarqandi)

Ipomoea batatas

USDA 9-11

food · fodder · mulch

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