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Medlar
Mespilus germanica
USDA 5-8food
Plants
What grows where, and why.
90 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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Meyer lemon(meeṭha limu (میٹھا لیموں))
Citrus × meyeri
USDA 8-11food
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Mulberry — black (shahtoot)(shahtoot siyaah (شہتوت سیاہ))
Morus nigra
USDA 6-9food · fodder · medicinal
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Nepal Ivy(barm, bandar)
Hedera nepalensis
USDA 6-10medicinal · mulch
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Oleander(kaner)
Nerium oleander
USDA 8-11windbreak · medicinal
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Onion(pyaaz)
Allium cepa
USDA 3-9food · medicinal
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Oregano(sathra)
Origanum vulgare
USDA 4-10food · medicinal
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Pawpaw tree
Asimina triloba
USDA 5-9food
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Peach — Florida Prince (low-chill)(aaloo bukhara (آڑو))
Prunus persica cv. Florida Prince
USDA 5-9food
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Peppermint(filfili podina)
Mentha × piperita
USDA 3-11food · medicinal
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Persian Lilac Jujube (Elanai)(elanai / bera)
Ziziphus oxyphylla
USDA 8-10medicinal · food · fuel
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Plum — Aloo Bukhara (subcontinent)(aaloo bukhara (آلو بخارا))
Prunus salicina
USDA 5-9food
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Plum — Satsuma(aloo bukhara — Satsuma (آلو بخارا))
Prunus salicina cv. Satsuma
USDA 5-9food
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Pomegranate — Bedana (seedless)(anaar bedana (انار بیدانہ))
Punica granatum cv. Bedana
USDA 7-11food · medicinal
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Pomegranate — Kandhari(anaar — Kandhari (انار قندہاری))
Punica granatum cv. Kandhari
USDA 7-11food · medicinal
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Potato(aaloo)
Solanum tuberosum
USDA 8-11food
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Punjab Fig (Wild Himalayan Fig)(phagwara / injir)
Ficus palmata
USDA 8-11food · fodder · fuel
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Quince tree(bihi)
Cydonia oblonga
USDA 5-9food
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Rhubarb
Rheum rhabarbarum
USDA 3-8food · medicinal
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Ringed Dichanthium(palwan)
Dichanthium annulatum
USDA 8-11fodder · mulch
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Rosemary(rosemary)
Salvia rosmarinus
USDA 7-10food · medicinal
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Roundleaf Cotoneaster(luni)
Cotoneaster nummularius
USDA 4-8fuel · windbreak
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Royle’s Mint(podina)
Mentha royleana
USDA 5-9food · medicinal
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Saffron(zafran)
Crocus sativus
USDA 6-9food · medicinal
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Small-Leaved Wild Grape(jangli-angur)
Vitis parvifolia
USDA 7-9food · fodder
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Spring Onion(hari pyaaz)
Allium fistulosum
USDA 4-9food
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Stranglewort (Soldier Vine)(khip-bel)
Cynanchum acutum
USDA 7-10medicinal · fodder
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Taro(arvi)
Colocasia esculenta
USDA 8-12food
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Tea plant
Camellia sinensis
USDA 7-9food · medicinal
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Thyme(satar)
Thymus vulgaris
USDA 5-9food · medicinal
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Turmeric(haldi)
Curcuma longa
USDA 8-11food · medicinal
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Turnip(shalgam)
Brassica rapa subsp. rapa
USDA 3-9food · fodder
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Water Chestnut(singhara)
Trapa natans
USDA 6-11food
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Webb’s Rose(chal)
Rosa webbiana
USDA 5-9food · medicinal
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White Shahtoot (King White Mulberry)(shahtoot sufaid (شہتوت سفید))
Morus macroura
USDA 4-9food · fodder
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White mulberry
Morus alba
USDA 4-9food · fodder · timber
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Wild Himalayan Pear(batangi / tangi)
Pyrus pashia
USDA 5-9food · fuel · timber
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Wild Himalayan Strawberry(jangli-strawberry)
Fragaria nubicola
USDA 5-8food · mulch
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Wild Olive(kahu)
Olea ferruginea
USDA 8-11food · fuel · fodder
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Wild Pistachio(khinjuk)
Pistacia khinjuk
USDA 7-10food · fuel · fodder
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Wild Pomegranate(daru)
Punica granatum var. daru
USDA 7-11food · medicinal
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Wild Yam(kanis)
Dioscorea deltoidea
USDA 7-9medicinal · food