SECONDARY · SHRUB
Cape gooseberry
Physalis peruviana
USDA 9-11food · medicinal
Plants
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344 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 · SHRUB
Caper Bush(kabar)
Capparis spinosa
USDA 8-11food · 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
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
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
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
SECONDARY · TREE
Chinaberry(bakain)
Melia azedarach
USDA 7-11timber · medicinal · windbreak
PIONEER · GRASS
Chinese Water Chestnut(singara chini)
Eleocharis dulcis
USDA 9-11food
CLIMAX · TREE
Chir pine
Pinus roxburghii
USDA 8-11timber · fuel
SECONDARY · CLIMBER
Choko
Sechium edule
USDA 8-11food · fodder
CLIMAX · CLIMBER
Climbing Wattle (Aila Acacia)(aila / arar)
Senegalia caesia
USDA 10-11fodder · fuel · nitrogen fixing
PIONEER · SHRUB
Cluster Bean(guar)
Cyamopsis tetragonoloba
USDA 10-12food · nitrogen fixing · fodder
CLIMAX · TREE
Coconut palm(naryal)
Cocos nucifera
USDA 10-11food · fuel · timber · mulch · windbreak
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Cocoyam(tania)
Xanthosoma sagittifolium
USDA 8-10food
PIONEER · SHRUB
Coffee Senna(kasondi)
Senna occidentalis
USDA 9-11medicinal · nitrogen fixing · mulch
PIONEER · GRASS
Cogon Grass(dab)
Imperata cylindrica
USDA 5-11mulch · fodder
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Colocynth (Bitter Apple)(tumma / kortuma)
Citrullus colocynthis
USDA 9-11medicinal · mulch
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Common Bean(frans bean)
Phaseolus vulgaris
USDA 10-11food · nitrogen fixing
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Common Myrtle(murud)
Myrtus communis
USDA 8-11medicinal · food
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Coriander(dhania)
Coriandrum sativum
USDA 8-11food · medicinal
PIONEER · TREE
Corky Coral Tree(gul nashtar)
Erythrina suberosa
USDA 9-11fodder · nitrogen fixing · medicinal
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Cowpea(lobia)
Vigna unguiculata
USDA 9-12food · fodder · nitrogen fixing
CLIMAX · TREE
Crab’s-Claw Pistachio (Zebrawood)(kakar singhi)
Pistacia integerrima
USDA 8-10medicinal · timber · fuel
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Cucumber(kheera)
Cucumis sativus
USDA 10-11food
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Cumin(zeera)
Cuminum cyminum
USDA 10-11food · medicinal
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Curry Leaf(kari patta)
Murraya koenigii
USDA 9-12food · medicinal
SECONDARY · TREE
Custard apple
Annona squamosa
USDA 10-11food
CLIMAX · TREE
Date palm
Phoenix dactylifera
USDA 9-11food
CLIMAX · TREE
Date palm — Aseel(khajoor — Aseel (کھجور اصیل))
Phoenix dactylifera cv. Aseel
USDA 9-11food
CLIMAX · TREE
Date palm — Dhakki(khajoor — Dhakki (کھجور ڈکی))
Phoenix dactylifera cv. Dhakki
USDA 9-11food
SECONDARY · TREE
Davidson's plum
Davidsonia pruriens
USDA 10-11food · medicinal
PIONEER · GRASS
Desert Bunch Grass (Du’a Grass)(murat / gharam)
Panicum turgidum
USDA 9-11fodder · windbreak · food
PIONEER · SHRUB
Desert Cotton(bui)
Aerva javanica
USDA 9-11fodder · medicinal · mulch
SECONDARY · TREE
Desert Teak(rohira)
Tecomella undulata
USDA 9-11timber · medicinal · windbreak
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Dill(sowa)
Anethum graveolens
USDA 8-11food · medicinal
SECONDARY · CLIMBER
Dragon fruit cactus(dragon fruit)
Selenicereus undatus
USDA 10-11food
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Edible Canna(achira)
Canna edulis
USDA 7-11food