Plants

What grows where, and why.

30 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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Cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata)

SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER

Cabbage(band gobhi)

Brassica oleracea var. capitata

USDA 7-11

food

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Calendula(zergul)

Calendula officinalis

USDA 9-11

medicinal

PIONEER · SHRUB

Camel Thorn(jawasa / unt katara)

Alhagi maurorum

USDA 6-11

fodder · nitrogen fixing · medicinal

PIONEER · SHRUB

Caper Bush(kabar)

Capparis spinosa

USDA 8-11

food · medicinal

SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER

Carrot(gajar)

Daucus carota

USDA 3-11

food

SECONDARY · SHRUB

Cassava(kasava)

Manihot esculenta

USDA 10-12

food

PIONEER · SHRUB

Castor(arand)

Ricinus communis

USDA 9-11

medicinal · mulch

PIONEER · GRASS

Cattail(pater)

Typha latifolia

USDA 3-11

food · mulch

Cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis)

SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER

Cauliflower(phool gobhi)

Brassica oleracea var. botrytis

USDA 7-11

food

PIONEER · CLIMBER

Centro(centro)

Centrosema pubescens

USDA 10-12

fodder · nitrogen fixing · mulch

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Chaulai(chaulai)

Amaranthus tricolor

USDA 10-11

food

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Chickpea(chana)

Cicer arietinum

USDA 9-11

food · nitrogen fixing · fodder

SECONDARY · SHRUB

Chili Pepper(mirch)

Capsicum annuum

USDA 9-11

food · medicinal

SECONDARY · TREE

Chinaberry(bakain)

Melia azedarach

USDA 7-11

timber · medicinal · windbreak

Chinese Water Chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis)

PIONEER · GRASS

Chinese Water Chestnut(singara chini)

Eleocharis dulcis

USDA 9-11

food

CLIMAX · TREE

Chir pine

Pinus roxburghii

USDA 8-11

timber · fuel

Climbing Wattle (Aila Acacia) (Senegalia caesia)

CLIMAX · CLIMBER

Climbing Wattle (Aila Acacia)(aila / arar)

Senegalia caesia

USDA 10-11

fodder · fuel · nitrogen fixing

PIONEER · SHRUB

Cluster Bean(guar)

Cyamopsis tetragonoloba

USDA 10-12

food · nitrogen fixing · fodder

PIONEER · SHRUB

Coffee Senna(kasondi)

Senna occidentalis

USDA 9-11

medicinal · nitrogen fixing · mulch

PIONEER · GRASS

Cogon Grass(dab)

Imperata cylindrica

USDA 5-11

mulch · fodder

Colocynth (Bitter Apple) (Citrullus colocynthis)

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Colocynth (Bitter Apple)(tumma / kortuma)

Citrullus colocynthis

USDA 9-11

medicinal · mulch

PIONEER · CLIMBER

Common Bean(frans bean)

Phaseolus vulgaris

USDA 10-11

food · nitrogen fixing

SECONDARY · SHRUB

Common Myrtle(murud)

Myrtus communis

USDA 8-11

medicinal · food

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Coriander(dhania)

Coriandrum sativum

USDA 9-11

food · medicinal

PIONEER · TREE

Corky Coral Tree(gul nashtar)

Erythrina suberosa

USDA 9-11

fodder · nitrogen fixing · medicinal

PIONEER · CLIMBER

Cowpea(lobia)

Vigna unguiculata

USDA 9-12

food · fodder · nitrogen fixing

PIONEER · CLIMBER

Cucumber(kheera)

Cucumis sativus

USDA 10-11

food

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Cumin(zeera)

Cuminum cyminum

USDA 10-11

food · medicinal

SECONDARY · SHRUB

Curry Leaf(kari patta)

Murraya koenigii

USDA 9-12

food · medicinal

SECONDARY · TREE

Custard apple

Annona squamosa

USDA 10-11

food