Plants

What grows where, and why.

18 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.

Showing 18 of 18 plants · clear filters

PIONEER · CLIMBER

Hairy Vetch(hairy vetch)

Vicia villosa

USDA 4-9

fodder · nitrogen fixing · mulch

PIONEER · GRASS

Halfa Grass(dabh)

Desmostachya bipinnata

USDA 8-11

fodder · mulch · medicinal

PIONEER · SHRUB

Harmal Shrub(vanher)

Rhazya stricta

USDA 9-11

medicinal · windbreak

Hedge Caper (Wild Caper Vine) (Capparis sepiaria)

SECONDARY · CLIMBER

Hedge Caper (Wild Caper Vine)(hins-bel / kanthar)

Capparis sepiaria

USDA 9-11

medicinal · fodder · fuel

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

Himalayan Pencil Juniper (Juniperus excelsa)

CLIMAX · TREE

Himalayan Pencil Juniper(obusht)

Juniperus excelsa

USDA 6-9

timber · fuel · windbreak

Himalayan Raspberry (Yellow Himalayan) (Rubus niveus)

SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER

Himalayan Raspberry (Yellow Himalayan)(garacha / aakhe)

Rubus niveus

USDA 8-10

food · fodder · mulch

SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER

Himalayan Thyme(tumuro)

Thymus linearis

USDA 5-9

medicinal · food

CLIMAX · TREE

Himalayan Yew(thuner)

Taxus wallichiana

USDA 7-9

medicinal · timber

CLIMAX · TREE

Holly Oak (Ban Oak)(rinj / ban)

Quercus incana

USDA 8-9

fuel · fodder · timber

CLIMAX · TREE

Holm Oak(baloot)

Quercus baloot

USDA 7-9

fuel · fodder · timber

PIONEER · SHRUB

Hopbush(sanatha)

Dodonaea viscosa

USDA 9-11

fuel · windbreak · mulch