PIONEER · TREE
Afghan Ash(shum)
Fraxinus xanthoxyloides
USDA 6-9fodder · fuel · timber
Plants
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398 plant profiles with USDA hardiness coverage (zones 3–11), plus Pakistan's five climate zones. Filter by your zone and syntropic role to see what thrives where you grow.
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PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Ajwain(ajwain)
Trachyspermum ammi
USDA 9-11food · medicinal
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Alfalfa(lucern)
Medicago sativa
USDA 3-11fodder · nitrogen fixing · mulch
CLIMAX · TREE
Almond (Pakistani local)(badaam (بادام))
Prunus dulcis
USDA 7-9food
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Aloe Vera(kanwar gandal)
Aloe vera
USDA 9-12medicinal
SECONDARY · GRASS
Anatherum Grass(ghorka)
Themeda anathera
USDA 7-9fodder · mulch
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Anise(anisoon)
Pimpinella anisum
USDA 10-11food · medicinal
PIONEER · SHRUB
Apple of Sodom(aak)
Calotropis procera
USDA 9-11medicinal · mulch
CLIMAX · TREE
Apple — American (Kashmiri local)(saib — American (سیب امریکن))
Malus domestica cv. American
USDA 4-8food
CLIMAX · TREE
Apple — Fuji(saib — Fuji (سیب))
Malus domestica cv. Fuji
USDA 4-8food
CLIMAX · TREE
Apple — Golden Delicious(saib zard (سیب زرد))
Malus domestica cv. Golden Delicious
USDA 4-8food
CLIMAX · TREE
Apple — Granny Smith(saib sabz (سیب سبز))
Malus domestica cv. Granny Smith
USDA 4-8food
CLIMAX · TREE
Apple — Mashadi (local Balochistan)(saib — Mashadi (سیب مشہدی))
Malus domestica (Mashadi landrace)
USDA 4-8food
CLIMAX · TREE
Apple — Red Delicious(saib (سیب))
Malus domestica cv. Red Delicious
USDA 4-8food
CLIMAX · TREE
Apricot — Hunza (local landrace)(khurmaani (خرمانی))
Prunus armeniaca (Hunza landrace)
USDA 5-8food
CLIMAX · TREE
Apricot — Margilum(khurmaani — Margilum (خرمانی مارگیلوم))
Prunus armeniaca (Margilum landrace)
USDA 5-8food
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Arabian Jasmine(motia)
Jasminum sambac
USDA 9-11medicinal
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Armenian Cucumber(tar kakri)
Cucumis melo var. flexuosus
USDA 10-11food
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Arrowroot(arrowroot)
Maranta arundinacea
USDA 9-11food · medicinal
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Ash Gourd(petha)
Benincasa hispida
USDA 10-12food · medicinal
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Ashwagandha(asgand)
Withania somnifera
USDA 9-12medicinal
SECONDARY · TREE
Assyrian Plum(lasura)
Cordia myxa
USDA 9-11food · fodder · medicinal
PIONEER · SHRUB
Athel Tamarisk(frash)
Tamarix aphylla
USDA 8-11windbreak · fuel · timber
SECONDARY · TREE
Bael(bel)
Aegle marmelos
USDA 9-11food · medicinal
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Balloon Vine(kanphuti)
Cardiospermum halicacabum
USDA 9-11medicinal
PIONEER · TREE
Banana — Cavendish(kela (کیلا))
Musa acuminata cv. Cavendish (AAA group)
USDA 9-11food
PIONEER · GRASS
Barley(jau)
Hordeum vulgare
USDA 8-10food · fodder
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Bathua(bathua)
Chenopodium album
USDA 3-10food · fodder
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Beetroot(chukandar)
Beta vulgaris
USDA 5-10food
PIONEER · TREE
Ber
Ziziphus mauritiana
USDA 9-11food · fodder · fuel
SECONDARY · TREE
Ber — Umran (Indian jujube)(ber — Umran (بیر امران))
Ziziphus mauritiana cv. Umran
USDA 9-11food
PIONEER · GRASS
Bermuda Grass (Bahama Grass)(khabbal / dhub)
Cynodon dactylon
USDA 7-11fodder · mulch · medicinal
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Berseem Clover(berseem)
Trifolium alexandrinum
USDA 8-11fodder · nitrogen fixing · mulch
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Bird’s Eye Chili(dandicut mirch)
Capsicum frutescens
USDA 10-11food · medicinal
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Bitter Gourd(karela)
Momordica charantia
USDA 10-12food · medicinal
SECONDARY · TREE
Bitter orange (Khatta)(khatta / narangi (کھٹا))
Citrus aurantium
USDA 9-11food · medicinal
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Black Cardamom(badi elaichi)
Amomum subulatum
USDA 9-11food · medicinal
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Black Cumin(kalonji)
Nigella sativa
USDA 2-11food · medicinal
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Black Gram(mash)
Vigna mungo
USDA 10-12food · nitrogen fixing
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Black Medick(maina)
Medicago lupulina
USDA 3-9nitrogen fixing · fodder · mulch
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Black Mustard(raee)
Brassica nigra
USDA 5-10food · medicinal
SECONDARY · CLIMBER
Black Pepper(kali mirch)
Piper nigrum
USDA 10-12food · medicinal
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Blond Psyllium(isabgol)
Plantago ovata
USDA 9-11medicinal · food
PIONEER · GRASS
Blue Panic Grass(gharam / ghirib)
Panicum antidotale
USDA 9-12fodder · mulch · windbreak
CLIMAX · TREE
Blue Pine(biar)
Pinus wallichiana
USDA 5-9timber · fuel · windbreak
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Bottle Gourd(lauki)
Lagenaria siceraria
USDA 9-12food
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Brinjal(baingan)
Solanum melongena
USDA 10-11food
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Broad Bean(baqla)
Vicia faba
USDA 6-10food · nitrogen fixing · fodder