CLIMAX · TREE
Chir pine
Pinus roxburghii
USDA 8-11timber · fuel
Plants
What grows where, and why.
268 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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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
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 9-11food · 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
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
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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
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 2-11food · medicinal
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Edible Canna(achira)
Canna edulis
USDA 7-11food
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Elephant Foot Yam(zameen kand)
Amorphophallus paeoniifolius
USDA 10-12food · medicinal
SECONDARY · TREE
Eureka lemon(limu / nimbu (لیموں))
Citrus limon cv. Eureka
USDA 9-11food · medicinal
CLIMAX · TREE
Fajri Mango (Fajri Aam)(aam — Fajri (فجری))
Mangifera indica var. Fajri
USDA 10-11food
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Falsa (phalsa)(falsa (فالسہ))
Grewia asiatica
USDA 9-11food · medicinal
PIONEER · GRASS
Feather Speargrass (Bushman Grass)(lamb / pilchi-ghas)
Stipagrostis plumosa
USDA 8-11fodder · windbreak · mulch
SECONDARY · TREE
Fig — Brown Turkey(anjeer (انجیر))
Ficus carica cv. Brown Turkey
USDA 7-11food
PIONEER · GRASS
Finger Millet(mandua)
Eleusine coracana
USDA 9-12food · fodder
PIONEER · SHRUB
Five-leaved chaste tree
Vitex negundo
USDA 6-11medicinal · mulch
PIONEER · GRASS
Foxtail Millet(kakum)
Setaria italica
USDA 10-12food · fodder
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Garden Pea(matar)
Pisum sativum
USDA 2-11food · nitrogen fixing
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Giant Taro(pidalu)
Alocasia macrorrhizos
USDA 9-12food · medicinal
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Ginger(adrak)
Zingiber officinale
USDA 9-12food · medicinal
SECONDARY · TREE
Glue Berry(gondi)
Cordia dichotoma
USDA 10-12food · fodder · medicinal
SECONDARY · TREE
Golden Shower(amaltas)
Cassia fistula
USDA 10-12medicinal · timber · nitrogen fixing
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Gotu Kola(brahmi booti)
Centella asiatica
USDA 9-12medicinal · food
CLIMAX · TREE
Grapefruit — Marsh(chakotra (چکوترا))
Citrus paradisi cv. Marsh
USDA 9-11food
CLIMAX · TREE
Grapefruit — Ruby Red(chakotra surkh (چکوترا سرخ))
Citrus paradisi cv. Ruby Red
USDA 9-11food
SECONDARY · CLIMBER
Greater Yam(ratalu)
Dioscorea alata
USDA 9-11food
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Green Cardamom(chhoti elaichi)
Elettaria cardamomum
USDA 10-12food · medicinal
PIONEER · TREE
Grey Mangrove(timar)
Avicennia marina
USDA 10-12fodder · fuel · windbreak
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Groundnut(moongphali)
Arachis hypogaea
USDA 9-11food · nitrogen fixing
CLIMAX · TREE
Guava
Psidium guajava
USDA 9-11food
CLIMAX · TREE
Guava — Allahabad Safeda(amrood (امرود))
Psidium guajava cv. Allahabad Safeda
USDA 9-11food
CLIMAX · TREE
Guava — Lalit(amrood — Lalit (امرود لالت))
Psidium guajava cv. Lalit
USDA 9-11food
CLIMAX · TREE
Guava — Lucknow-49 (Sardar)(amrood — Lucknow (امرود لکھنؤی))
Psidium guajava cv. Lucknow-49
USDA 9-11food