PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Black Medick(maina)
Medicago lupulina
USDA 3-9nitrogen fixing · fodder · mulch
Plants
What grows where, and why.
480 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
Black Mustard(raee)
Brassica nigra
USDA 5-10food · medicinal
SECONDARY · CLIMBER
Black Pepper(kali mirch)
Piper nigrum
USDA 10-12food · medicinal
PIONEER · TREE
Black alder
Alnus glutinosa
USDA 3-7timber · fuel · nitrogen fixing · windbreak · mulch
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Black chokeberry
Aronia melanocarpa
USDA 3-8food · medicinal · windbreak · mulch
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Black currant
Ribes nigrum
USDA 3-7food · medicinal
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Black elderberry
Sambucus nigra
USDA 4-8food · medicinal · windbreak · mulch
PIONEER · TREE
Black locust
Robinia pseudoacacia
USDA 4-8timber · fuel · nitrogen fixing · windbreak · mulch
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
CLIMAX · TREE
Breadfruit tree
Artocarpus altilis
USDA 11-12food · timber · fodder · mulch
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Brinjal(baingan)
Solanum melongena
USDA 10-11food
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Broad Bean(baqla)
Vicia faba
USDA 7-10food · nitrogen fixing · fodder
SECONDARY · CLIMBER
Broom Creeper (Ink Berry Vine)(parwati / jal-jamni)
Cocculus hirsutus
USDA 9-11medicinal · food · fodder
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Buckwheat(kuttu)
Fagopyrum esculentum
USDA 7-10food · mulch
PIONEER · GRASS
Buffalo grass
Bouteloua dactyloides
USDA 3-9fodder · mulch
PIONEER · GRASS
Buffel Grass(dhaman)
Cenchrus ciliaris
USDA 9-12fodder · mulch
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Butterfly Pea(aprajita)
Clitoria ternatea
USDA 10-12medicinal · fodder · nitrogen fixing
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Cabbage(band gobhi)
Brassica oleracea var. capitata
USDA 7-11food
SECONDARY · TREE
Cacao tree
Theobroma cacao
USDA 11-12food
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Calendula(zergul)
Calendula officinalis
USDA 9-11medicinal
PIONEER · SHRUB
Calliandra fodder shrub
Calliandra calothyrsus
USDA 9-12fodder · nitrogen fixing · mulch · fuel
PIONEER · SHRUB
Camel Thorn(jawasa / unt katara)
Alhagi maurorum
USDA 6-11fodder · nitrogen fixing · medicinal
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Canola(sarson canola)
Brassica napus
USDA 7-10food · fodder
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Cape gooseberry
Physalis peruviana
USDA 9-11food · medicinal
PIONEER · SHRUB
Caper Bush(kabar)
Capparis spinosa
USDA 8-11food · medicinal
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Caraway(siah zeera)
Carum carvi
USDA 4-8food · medicinal
CLIMAX · TREE
Carob
Ceratonia siliqua
USDA 9-11food · fodder · fuel · timber · windbreak
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Carrot(gajar)
Daucus carota
USDA 3-11food
SECONDARY · TREE
Cashew tree(kaju)
Anacardium occidentale
USDA 10-11food · fuel · timber · windbreak
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Cassava(kasava)
Manihot esculenta
USDA 10-12food
PIONEER · SHRUB
Castor(arand)
Ricinus communis
USDA 9-11medicinal · mulch
PIONEER · TREE
Casuarina she-oak
Casuarina equisetifolia
USDA 9-11windbreak · timber · fuel · nitrogen fixing · mulch
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Catmint(billi booti)
Nepeta cataria
USDA 3-9medicinal
PIONEER · GRASS
Cattail(pater)
Typha latifolia
USDA 3-11food · mulch
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Cauliflower(phool gobhi)
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis
USDA 7-11food
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Centro(centro)
Centrosema pubescens
USDA 10-12fodder · nitrogen fixing · mulch
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Chaste tree vitex
Vitex agnus-castus
USDA 6-9medicinal · windbreak
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Chaulai(chaulai)
Amaranthus tricolor
USDA 10-11food
PIONEER · SHRUB
Chaya tree spinach
Cnidoscolus aconitifolius
USDA 9-11food · fodder · mulch
SECONDARY · TREE
Cherimoya
Annona cherimola
USDA 9-11food
SECONDARY · TREE
Cherry — sour (Morello)(aalu balu khattay (آلو بالو کھٹے))
Prunus cerasus cv. Morello
USDA 4-8food · medicinal
CLIMAX · TREE
Cherry — sweet (mountain)(cherry / aalu balu (آلو بالو))
Prunus avium
USDA 5-8food
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Chickpea(chana)
Cicer arietinum
USDA 9-11food · nitrogen fixing · fodder
CLIMAX · TREE
Chilgoza pine(chilgoza (چلغوزہ))
Pinus gerardiana
USDA 7-10food · timber
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Chili Pepper(mirch)
Capsicum annuum
USDA 9-11food · medicinal