SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Garlic(lehsan)
Allium sativum
USDA 4-9food · medicinal
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113 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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SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Garlic Chives(gandhana)
Allium tuberosum
USDA 4-9food · medicinal
PIONEER · SHRUB
Goji berry
Lycium barbarum
USDA 5-9food · medicinal · windbreak
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Gooseberry
Ribes uva-crispa
USDA 3-8food · windbreak
SECONDARY · TREE
Greengage
Prunus domestica subsp. italica
USDA 5-9food
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Hairy Vetch(hairy vetch)
Vicia villosa
USDA 4-9fodder · nitrogen fixing · mulch
SECONDARY · CLIMBER
Hardy kiwi
Actinidia arguta
USDA 4-8food · windbreak
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Haskap berry
Lonicera caerulea
USDA 2-7food
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Hazelnut tree
Corylus avellana
USDA 4-8food · fodder · fuel · timber · windbreak · mulch
CLIMAX · TREE
Himalayan Elm(kain / manu)
Ulmus wallichiana
USDA 5-9fodder · timber · fuel
PIONEER · SHRUB
Himalayan Pea Shrub
Caragana brevispina
USDA 5-8nitrogen fixing · fodder · windbreak
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Himalayan Thyme(tumuro)
Thymus linearis
USDA 5-9medicinal · food
PIONEER · TREE
Honey locust
Gleditsia triacanthos
USDA 3-9food · fodder · fuel · timber · windbreak
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Ice plant
Delosperma cooperi
USDA 5-10mulch
CLIMAX · SHRUB
Indian Barberry (Kashmir Barberry)(sumbal / kashmal)
Berberis aristata
USDA 5-9medicinal · food · fuel
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Indian Sweet Clover(senji)
Melilotus indicus
USDA 5-9fodder · nitrogen fixing · mulch
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Indian Wood-Sorrel (Yellow Sorrel)(khatti booti / amrul)
Oxalis corniculata
USDA 4-11food · medicinal · mulch
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Intermediate Joint-Pine (Ephedra)(oman / asmania)
Ephedra intermedia
USDA 5-9medicinal · fuel
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Jerusalem artichoke
Helianthus tuberosus
USDA 3-9food · fodder · windbreak
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Lavender(ustukhuddoos)
Lavandula angustifolia
USDA 5-9medicinal
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Lemon Balm(badranjboya)
Melissa officinalis
USDA 3-7food · medicinal
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Linseed(alsi)
Linum usitatissimum
USDA 5-11food · medicinal · timber
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Lotus(kanwal)
Nelumbo nucifera
USDA 4-11food · medicinal
SECONDARY · TREE
Medlar
Mespilus germanica
USDA 5-8food
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Nanking cherry
Prunus tomentosa
USDA 2-7food · windbreak · mulch
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
Pawpaw tree
Asimina triloba
USDA 5-9food
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 3-11food · 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 · TREE
Quince tree(bihi)
Cydonia oblonga
USDA 5-9food
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Red Clover(shaftal)
Trifolium pratense
USDA 3-9nitrogen fixing · fodder
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Red currant
Ribes rubrum
USDA 3-7food · mulch
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Rhubarb
Rheum rhabarbarum
USDA 3-8food · medicinal
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Roundleaf Cotoneaster(luni)
Cotoneaster nummularius
USDA 4-8fuel · windbreak
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Royle’s Mint(podina)
Mentha royleana
USDA 5-9food · medicinal
PIONEER · TREE
Russian Olive(ghwaraskey)
Elaeagnus angustifolia
USDA 2-7nitrogen fixing · food · windbreak
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Saskatoon serviceberry
Amelanchier alnifolia
USDA 2-7food · windbreak
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 · SHRUB
Siberian pea shrub
Caragana arborescens
USDA 2-7windbreak · nitrogen fixing · food · fodder · mulch
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Spearmint(podina)
Mentha spicata
USDA 5-11food · medicinal