Plants

What grows where, and why.

14 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 · CLIMBER

Hairy Vetch(hairy vetch)

Vicia villosa

USDA 4-9

fodder · nitrogen fixing · mulch

SECONDARY · SHRUB

Himalayan Barberry(sumbal)

Berberis lycium

USDA 6-9

medicinal · food

CLIMAX · SHRUB

Himalayan Box(shamshad)

Buxus wallichiana

USDA 7-10

timber · medicinal

CLIMAX · CLIMBER

Himalayan Clematis

Clematis montana

USDA 6-9

medicinal

Himalayan Clematis (Snow Creeper) (Clematis buchananiana)

SECONDARY · CLIMBER

Himalayan Clematis (Snow Creeper)(garni-bel)

Clematis buchananiana

USDA 6-9

medicinal · mulch

CLIMAX · TREE

Himalayan Elm(kain / manu)

Ulmus wallichiana

USDA 5-9

fodder · timber · fuel

Himalayan Indigo (Indigofera heterantha)

PIONEER · SHRUB

Himalayan Indigo(kainthi)

Indigofera heterantha

USDA 6-9

nitrogen fixing · fodder · mulch

SECONDARY · SHRUB

Himalayan Musk Rose(kujai / chal)

Rosa brunonii

USDA 6-9

food · medicinal · fuel

PIONEER · SHRUB

Himalayan Pea Shrub

Caragana brevispina

USDA 5-8

nitrogen fixing · fodder · windbreak

Himalayan Pencil Juniper (Juniperus excelsa)

CLIMAX · TREE

Himalayan Pencil Juniper(obusht)

Juniperus excelsa

USDA 6-9

timber · fuel · windbreak

SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER

Himalayan Thyme(tumuro)

Thymus linearis

USDA 5-9

medicinal · food

Himalayan Viburnum (Viburnum grandiflorum)

CLIMAX · SHRUB

Himalayan Viburnum(guch)

Viburnum grandiflorum

USDA 6-8

medicinal · fuel

CLIMAX · TREE

Himalayan Yew(thuner)

Taxus wallichiana

USDA 7-9

medicinal · timber

CLIMAX · TREE

Holm Oak(baloot)

Quercus baloot

USDA 7-9

fuel · fodder · timber