SECONDARY · CLIMBER
Heart-leaved Moonseed(gfiloy)
Tinospora cordifolia
USDA 10-12medicinal
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119 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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Hedge Caper (Wild Caper Vine)(hins-bel / kanthar)
Capparis sepiaria
USDA 9-11medicinal · fodder · fuel
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Henna(mehndi)
Lawsonia inermis
USDA 10-12medicinal · windbreak
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Himalayan Raspberry (Yellow Himalayan)(garacha / aakhe)
Rubus niveus
USDA 8-10food · fodder · mulch
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Holy Basil(tulsi)
Ocimum tenuiflorum
USDA 10-11medicinal · food
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Indian Borage(pathar choor)
Plectranthus amboinicus
USDA 9-11food · medicinal
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Indian Cheese Maker(paneer booti)
Withania coagulans
USDA 9-11medicinal · food
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Indian Coleus(patharchur)
Plectranthus barbatus
USDA 9-11medicinal
SECONDARY · TREE
Indian Elm(papri)
Holoptelea integrifolia
USDA 10-11fodder · medicinal · timber · windbreak
SECONDARY · TREE
Indian Gooseberry(amla)
Phyllanthus emblica
USDA 9-11food · medicinal
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Indian Wood-Sorrel (Yellow Sorrel)(khatti booti / amrul)
Oxalis corniculata
USDA 4-11food · medicinal · mulch
SECONDARY · CLIMBER
Jacquemont’s Grape(guch)
Vitis jacquemontii
USDA 8-10food · medicinal
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Jicama(jicama)
Pachyrhizus erosus
USDA 10-12food · nitrogen fixing
SECONDARY · TREE
Jujube (Chinese Date)(unnab)
Ziziphus jujuba
USDA 6-11food · medicinal · fuel
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Jute Mallow(jhute saag)
Corchorus olitorius
USDA 9-12food · timber
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Kair (caper bush)(kair (کیر))
Capparis decidua
USDA 9-11food · medicinal · fodder
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Karonda(karonda (کرونڈا))
Carissa carandas
USDA 9-11food · medicinal
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Katuk
Breynia androgyna
USDA 10-12food · mulch · windbreak
SECONDARY · TREE
Khair (Catechu Acacia)(khair)
Senegalia catechu
USDA 10-12timber · fuel · nitrogen fixing
SECONDARY · TREE
Koda Tree(chamror)
Ehretia laevis
USDA 10-11fodder · medicinal · timber
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Leafless Milkweed Shrub(barara / bata)
Periploca aphylla
USDA 9-11medicinal · fodder · fuel
SECONDARY · TREE
Lemon myrtle
Backhousia citriodora
USDA 9-11food · medicinal · windbreak
SECONDARY · CLIMBER
Lesser Yam(choti zamin kand)
Dioscorea esculenta
USDA 9-12food
SECONDARY · TREE
Lilly pilly
Syzygium smithii
USDA 9-11food · windbreak
SECONDARY · CLIMBER
Long Pepper(pipli)
Piper longum
USDA 10-12food · medicinal
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Lotus(kanwal)
Nelumbo nucifera
USDA 4-11food · medicinal
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Malabar Nut(bansa)
Justicia adhatoda
USDA 10-11medicinal · mulch
SECONDARY · TREE
Manila Tamarind (Jungle Jalebi)(jungle jalebi / ganga imli)
Pithecellobium dulce
USDA 9-12food · fodder · nitrogen fixing
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Marjoram(marzanjosh)
Origanum majorana
USDA 9-11food · medicinal
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Meyer lemon(meeṭha limu (میٹھا لیموں))
Citrus × meyeri
USDA 8-11food
SECONDARY · TREE
Neem
Azadirachta indica
USDA 10-12medicinal · timber · fuel
SECONDARY · CLIMBER
Nepal Ivy(barm, bandar)
Hedera nepalensis
USDA 6-10medicinal · mulch
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Okra(bhindi)
Abelmoschus esculentus
USDA 10-11food
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Oleander(kaner)
Nerium oleander
USDA 8-11windbreak · medicinal
SECONDARY · TREE
Orchid Tree(kachnar)
Bauhinia variegata
USDA 9-11food · fodder · medicinal · nitrogen fixing
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Oregano(sathra)
Origanum vulgare
USDA 4-10food · medicinal
SECONDARY · CLIMBER
Passion Fruit(passion fruit)
Passiflora edulis
USDA 9-12food · medicinal
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Peppermint(filfili podina)
Mentha × piperita
USDA 3-11food · medicinal
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Perilla(beefsteak plant)
Perilla frutescens
USDA 9-11food · medicinal
SECONDARY · TREE
Persian Lilac Jujube (Elanai)(elanai / bera)
Ziziphus oxyphylla
USDA 8-10medicinal · food · fuel
SECONDARY · TREE
Persian lime(sweet lime / nimbu (نمبو))
Citrus latifolia cv. Bearss
USDA 9-11food
SECONDARY · TREE
Pomegranate — Bedana (seedless)(anaar bedana (انار بیدانہ))
Punica granatum cv. Bedana
USDA 7-11food · medicinal
SECONDARY · TREE
Pomegranate — Kandhari(anaar — Kandhari (انار قندہاری))
Punica granatum cv. Kandhari
USDA 7-11food · medicinal
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Potato(aaloo)
Solanum tuberosum
USDA 8-11food
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Pumpkin(kaddu)
Cucurbita moschata
USDA 10-12food
SECONDARY · TREE
Punjab Fig (Wild Himalayan Fig)(phagwara / injir)
Ficus palmata
USDA 8-11food · fodder · fuel
SECONDARY · TREE
Quandong
Santalum acuminatum
USDA 9-11food · medicinal · fuel
SECONDARY · GRASS
Ringed Dichanthium(palwan)
Dichanthium annulatum
USDA 8-11fodder · mulch