Plants

What grows where, and why.

37 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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Mahua(mahua)

Madhuca longifolia

USDA 10-12

food · timber · medicinal · fuel

PIONEER · GRASS

Maize(makai)

Zea mays

USDA 10-11

food · fodder

SECONDARY · SHRUB

Malabar Nut(bansa)

Justicia adhatoda

USDA 10-11

medicinal · mulch

PIONEER · CLIMBER

Malabar Spinach(poi saag)

Basella alba

USDA 10-12

food · medicinal

Malta blood orange (Citrus sinensis cv. Malta)

CLIMAX · TREE

Malta blood orange(Malta (مالٹا))

Citrus sinensis cv. Malta

USDA 9-11

food

CLIMAX · TREE

Mango

Mangifera indica

USDA 10-11

food · timber

Mango — Anwar Ratol (Mangifera indica var. Anwar Ratol)

CLIMAX · TREE

Mango — Anwar Ratol(aam — Anwar Ratol (انور رتول))

Mangifera indica var. Anwar Ratol

USDA 10-11

food

Mango — Anwar Suri (Mangifera indica var. Anwar Suri)

CLIMAX · TREE

Mango — Anwar Suri(aam — Anwar Suri (انور سوری))

Mangifera indica var. Anwar Suri

USDA 10-11

food

Mango — Banganpalli (Safeda) (Mangifera indica var. Banganpalli)

CLIMAX · TREE

Mango — Banganpalli (Safeda)(aam — Banganpalli / Safeda (بنگن پلی))

Mangifera indica var. Banganpalli

USDA 10-11

food

Mango — Chaunsa (Mangifera indica var. Chaunsa)

CLIMAX · TREE

Mango — Chaunsa(aam — Chaunsa (چونسا))

Mangifera indica var. Chaunsa

USDA 10-11

food

Mango — Dusehri (Mangifera indica var. Dusehri)

CLIMAX · TREE

Mango — Dusehri(aam — Dusehri (دسہری))

Mangifera indica var. Dusehri

USDA 10-11

food

Mango — Fazli (Malda) (Mangifera indica var. Fazli)

CLIMAX · TREE

Mango — Fazli (Malda)(aam — Fazli (فضلی))

Mangifera indica var. Fazli

USDA 10-11

food

Mango — Kalanama (Mangifera indica var. Kalanama)

CLIMAX · TREE

Mango — Kalanama(aam — Kalanama (کالا ناما))

Mangifera indica var. Kalanama

USDA 10-11

food

Mango — Langra (Mangifera indica var. Langra)

CLIMAX · TREE

Mango — Langra(aam — Langra (لنگڑا))

Mangifera indica var. Langra

USDA 10-11

food

Mango — Langra Banarasi (Mangifera indica var. Langra Banarasi)

CLIMAX · TREE

Mango — Langra Banarasi(aam — Langra Banarasi (لنگڑا بنارسی))

Mangifera indica var. Langra Banarasi

USDA 10-11

food

Mango — Neelum (Mangifera indica var. Neelum)

CLIMAX · TREE

Mango — Neelum(aam — Neelum (نیلم))

Mangifera indica var. Neelum

USDA 10-11

food

Mango — Rataul (Mangifera indica var. Rataul)

CLIMAX · TREE

Mango — Rataul(aam — Rataul (رتول))

Mangifera indica var. Rataul

USDA 10-11

food

Mango — Saroli (Mangifera indica var. Saroli)

CLIMAX · TREE

Mango — Saroli(aam — Saroli (سرولی))

Mangifera indica var. Saroli

USDA 10-11

food

Mango — Sindhri (Mangifera indica var. Sindhri)

CLIMAX · TREE

Mango — Sindhri(aam — Sindhri (سندھڑی))

Mangifera indica var. Sindhri

USDA 10-11

food · timber

Mango — Suvernarekha (Mangifera indica var. Suvernarekha)

CLIMAX · TREE

Mango — Suvernarekha(aam — Suvernarekha (سونے کی لکیر))

Mangifera indica var. Suvernarekha

USDA 10-11

food

Mango — Totapuri (Bangalora) (Mangifera indica var. Totapuri)

CLIMAX · TREE

Mango — Totapuri (Bangalora)(aam — Totapuri (طوطا پری))

Mangifera indica var. Totapuri

USDA 10-11

food

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

Manila Tamarind (Jungle Jalebi) (Pithecellobium dulce)

SECONDARY · TREE

Manila Tamarind (Jungle Jalebi)(jungle jalebi / ganga imli)

Pithecellobium dulce

USDA 9-12

food · fodder · nitrogen fixing

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Marigold(genda)

Tagetes erecta

USDA 10-11

medicinal

SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER

Marjoram(marzanjosh)

Origanum majorana

USDA 9-11

food · medicinal

SECONDARY · SHRUB

Meyer lemon(meeṭha limu (میٹھا لیموں))

Citrus × meyeri

USDA 8-11

food

CLIMAX · TREE

Morinda Spruce(kachal)

Picea smithiana

USDA 6-8

timber · windbreak

PIONEER · SHRUB

Moringa

Moringa oleifera

USDA 9-12

food · fodder · medicinal

Mosambi (sweet orange) (Citrus sinensis cv. Mosambi)

CLIMAX · TREE

Mosambi (sweet orange)(Mosambi (موسمی))

Citrus sinensis cv. Mosambi

USDA 9-11

food

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Moth Bean(mut)

Vigna aconitifolia

USDA 9-11

food · nitrogen fixing · fodder

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Mountain Milkvetch

Astragalus grahamianus

USDA 6-9

nitrogen fixing · fodder

CLIMAX · SHRUB

Mountain Sageretia(grangar)

Sageretia thea

USDA 9-11

food · medicinal

Mulberry — black (shahtoot) (Morus nigra)

SECONDARY · TREE

Mulberry — black (shahtoot)(shahtoot siyaah (شہتوت سیاہ))

Morus nigra

USDA 6-9

food · fodder · medicinal

Mulberry — white sweet (shahtoot sufaid) (Morus alba var. dulcis)

SECONDARY · TREE

Mulberry — white sweet (shahtoot sufaid)(shahtoot sufaid (شہتوت سفید))

Morus alba var. dulcis

USDA 4-9

food · 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 · GROUNDCOVER

Mustard Greens(sarson saag)

Brassica juncea

USDA 6-11

food