PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Gotu Kola(brahmi booti)
Centella asiatica
USDA 9-12medicinal · food
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126 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
Groundnut(moongphali)
Arachis hypogaea
USDA 9-11food · nitrogen fixing
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Hairy Vetch(hairy vetch)
Vicia villosa
USDA 4-9fodder · nitrogen fixing · mulch
PIONEER · GRASS
Halfa Grass(dabh)
Desmostachya bipinnata
USDA 8-11fodder · mulch · medicinal
PIONEER · SHRUB
Harmal Shrub(vanher)
Rhazya stricta
USDA 9-11medicinal · windbreak
PIONEER · SHRUB
Hopbush(sanatha)
Dodonaea viscosa
USDA 9-11fuel · windbreak · mulch
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Indian Sweet Clover(senji)
Melilotus indicus
USDA 5-9fodder · nitrogen fixing · mulch
PIONEER · TREE
Indus Tamarisk(lai)
Tamarix dioica
USDA 8-11fuel · windbreak
PIONEER · TREE
Inga ice-cream bean
Inga edulis
USDA 9-12food · nitrogen fixing · mulch · fuel
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Ivy Gourd(kanduri)
Coccinia grandis
USDA 9-12food · medicinal
PIONEER · TREE
Jaal(pilu)
Salvadora oleoides
USDA 9-11food · fodder · medicinal
PIONEER · SHRUB
Jacquemont’s Acacia (Bhuri Babool)(bhuri / khor)
Acacia jacquemontii
USDA 9-11fuel · nitrogen fixing · fodder
PIONEER · TREE
Khejri
Prosopis cineraria
USDA 9-11fodder · fuel · nitrogen fixing
PIONEER · SHRUB
Khip(khip)
Leptadenia pyrotechnica
USDA 9-11fodder · fuel · windbreak
PIONEER · TREE
Kikar
Acacia nilotica
USDA 9-12fuel · timber · fodder · nitrogen fixing
PIONEER · SHRUB
Lantana(panch phuli)
Lantana camara
USDA 9-11medicinal · mulch
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Lentil(masoor)
Lens culinaris
USDA 7-11food · nitrogen fixing
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Lettuce(salaad patta)
Lactuca sativa
USDA 8-10food
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Lima Bean(sem)
Phaseolus lunatus
USDA 9-12food · nitrogen fixing
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Linseed(alsi)
Linum usitatissimum
USDA 5-11food · medicinal · timber
PIONEER · GRASS
Mangrove Grass (Sea Billy-Goat Grass)(lumb / khar)
Aeluropus lagopoides
USDA 9-11fodder · mulch · windbreak
PIONEER · TREE
Mimosa silk tree(gul-e-abresham)
Albizia julibrissin
USDA 6-9timber · fuel · medicinal · nitrogen fixing · mulch
PIONEER · TREE
Moringa
Moringa oleifera
USDA 9-12food · fodder · medicinal
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Moth Bean(mut)
Vigna aconitifolia
USDA 9-11food · nitrogen fixing · fodder
PIONEER · GRASS
Munj Sweetcane(munj)
Saccharum bengalense
USDA 8-11mulch · fodder
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Mustard Greens(sarson saag)
Brassica juncea
USDA 6-11food
PIONEER · GRASS
Napier Grass(napier ghaas)
Cenchrus purpureus
USDA 9-11fodder · mulch · windbreak
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Niger(ramtil)
Guizotia abyssinica
USDA 9-11food
PIONEER · GRASS
Oats(jai)
Avena sativa
USDA 7-10food · fodder
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Parsley(aazmoda)
Petroselinum crispum
USDA 5-9food · medicinal
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Phacelia
Phacelia tanacetifolia
USDA 7-10mulch · fodder
PIONEER · SHRUB
Phog(phog)
Calligonum polygonoides
USDA 9-11fodder · fuel · windbreak
PIONEER · TREE
Phulai(phulai)
Acacia modesta
USDA 9-11fuel · timber · fodder · nitrogen fixing
PIONEER · SHRUB
Pigeon pea
Cajanus cajan
USDA 9-12food · fodder · nitrogen fixing
PIONEER · SHRUB
Pioneer Caralluma(pamanki)
Caralluma edulis
USDA 9-11food · medicinal
PIONEER · SHRUB
Prickly pear cactus(nagphani)
Opuntia ficus-indica
USDA 8-11food · fodder · fuel · windbreak
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Prophet’s Cucumber (Globe Cucumber)(kachri-jangli)
Cucumis prophetarum
USDA 9-11medicinal · food
PIONEER · GRASS
Proso Millet(cheena)
Panicum miliaceum
USDA 9-11food · fodder
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Puncture Vine (Caltrop)(bhakra / gokhru)
Tribulus terrestris
USDA 9-11medicinal · fodder · mulch
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Purslane(kulfa)
Portulaca oleracea
USDA 9-11food · medicinal
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Radish(mooli)
Raphanus sativus
USDA 6-11food
PIONEER · GRASS
Rice(dhan)
Oryza sativa
USDA 9-11food · fodder
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Rocket(tara mira)
Eruca sativa
USDA 7-10food
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Safflower(kusum)
Carthamus tinctorius
USDA 8-11food · medicinal
PIONEER · GRASS
Sand Dropseed (Feather Dropseed)(khabbal-ghas)
Sporobolus ioclados
USDA 9-11fodder · mulch · windbreak
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Sarsaparilla Greenbrier(ushba)
Smilax aspera
USDA 8-11medicinal · food
PIONEER · SHRUB
Sesbania
Sesbania bispinosa
USDA 9-11nitrogen fixing · fodder · mulch
PIONEER · GRASS
Sewan Grass (Desert Grass)(gorkha / sewan)
Lasiurus scindicus
USDA 9-11fodder · windbreak · mulch