SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Lotus(kanwal)
Nelumbo nucifera
USDA 4-11food · medicinal
Plants
What grows where, and why.
89 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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Mulberry — white sweet (shahtoot sufaid)(shahtoot sufaid (شہتوت سفید))
Morus alba var. dulcis
USDA 4-9food · fodder
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Niger(ramtil)
Guizotia abyssinica
USDA 3-11food
PIONEER · GRASS
Oats(jai)
Avena sativa
USDA 3-9food · fodder
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Onion(pyaaz)
Allium cepa
USDA 3-9food · medicinal
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Oregano(sathra)
Origanum vulgare
USDA 4-10food · medicinal
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Parsley(aazmoda)
Petroselinum crispum
USDA 5-9food · medicinal
SECONDARY · TREE
Peach — Florida Prince (low-chill)(aaloo bukhara (آڑو))
Prunus persica cv. Florida Prince
USDA 5-9food
CLIMAX · TREE
Pear — Bartlett (William’s)(naashpaati (ناشپاتی))
Pyrus communis cv. Bartlett
USDA 4-8food
CLIMAX · TREE
Pear — Kashmiri (Babugosha)(naashpaati — Babugosha (بابو غوشہ))
Pyrus communis cv. Babugosha
USDA 4-8food
CLIMAX · TREE
Pear — Le Conte(naashpaati — Le Conte (ناشپاتی))
Pyrus communis × P. pyrifolia cv. Le Conte
USDA 5-9food
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Peppermint(filfili podina)
Mentha × piperita
USDA 3-9food · medicinal
SECONDARY · TREE
Plum — Aloo Bukhara (subcontinent)(aaloo bukhara (آلو بخارا))
Prunus salicina
USDA 5-9food
SECONDARY · TREE
Plum — Satsuma(aloo bukhara — Satsuma (آلو بخارا))
Prunus salicina cv. Satsuma
USDA 5-9food
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Potato(aaloo)
Solanum tuberosum
USDA 3-11food
PIONEER · GRASS
Proso Millet(cheena)
Panicum miliaceum
USDA 4-9food · fodder
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Radish(mooli)
Raphanus sativus
USDA 2-11food
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Red Clover(shaftal)
Trifolium pratense
USDA 4-8nitrogen fixing · fodder
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Rocket(tara mira)
Eruca sativa
USDA 3-10food
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Roundleaf Cotoneaster(luni)
Cotoneaster nummularius
USDA 4-8fuel · windbreak
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Royle’s Mint(podina)
Mentha royleana
USDA 5-9food · medicinal
PIONEER · SHRUB
Russian Olive(ghwaraskey)
Elaeagnus angustifolia
USDA 2-7nitrogen fixing · food · windbreak
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Safflower(kusum)
Carthamus tinctorius
USDA 4-11food · medicinal
PIONEER · SHRUB
Sea buckthorn
Hippophae rhamnoides
USDA 3-8food · medicinal · nitrogen fixing
CLIMAX · TREE
Shakarpara Apricot (Khurmaani)(khurmaani — Shakarpara (خرمانی شکر پارہ))
Prunus armeniaca (Shakarpara landrace)
USDA 5-8food
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Spearmint(podina)
Mentha spicata
USDA 5-11food · medicinal
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Spinach(palak)
Spinacia oleracea
USDA 2-11food
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Spring Onion(hari pyaaz)
Allium fistulosum
USDA 4-9food
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Strawberry(strawberry)
Fragaria × ananassa
USDA 3-10food
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Thyme(satar)
Thymus vulgaris
USDA 5-9food · medicinal
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Turnip(shalgam)
Brassica rapa subsp. rapa
USDA 3-9food · fodder
CLIMAX · TREE
Walnut
Juglans regia
USDA 5-9food · timber
CLIMAX · TREE
Walnut — Chandler(akhrot — Chandler (اخروٹ چاندلر))
Juglans regia cv. Chandler
USDA 5-9food · timber
CLIMAX · TREE
Walnut — Hartley(akhrot — Hartley (اخروٹ ہارٹلے))
Juglans regia cv. Hartley
USDA 5-9food · timber
CLIMAX · TREE
Walnut — Pakistani local (Chakian)(akhrot (اخروٹ))
Juglans regia (Pakistani landrace)
USDA 5-9food · timber
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Webb’s Rose(chal)
Rosa webbiana
USDA 5-9food · medicinal
PIONEER · GRASS
Wheat(gandum)
Triticum aestivum
USDA 3-9food · fodder
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
White Clover(safed clover)
Trifolium repens
USDA 4-9fodder · nitrogen fixing · mulch
SECONDARY · TREE
White mulberry
Morus alba
USDA 4-9food · fodder · timber
SECONDARY · TREE
Wild Himalayan Pear(batangi / tangi)
Pyrus pashia
USDA 5-9food · fuel · timber
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Wild Himalayan Strawberry(jangli-strawberry)
Fragaria nubicola
USDA 5-8food · mulch