SECONDARY · SHRUB
Himalayan Musk Rose(kujai / chal)
Rosa brunonii
USDA 6-9food · medicinal · fuel
Plants
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120 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
Himalayan Pea Shrub
Caragana brevispina
USDA 5-8nitrogen fixing · fodder · windbreak
CLIMAX · TREE
Himalayan Pencil Juniper(obusht)
Juniperus excelsa
USDA 6-9timber · fuel · windbreak
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Himalayan Thyme(tumuro)
Thymus linearis
USDA 5-9medicinal · food
CLIMAX · SHRUB
Himalayan Viburnum(guch)
Viburnum grandiflorum
USDA 6-8medicinal · fuel
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 · TREE
Jujube (Chinese Date)(unnab)
Ziziphus jujuba
USDA 6-11food · medicinal · fuel
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Lavender(ustukhuddoos)
Lavandula angustifolia
USDA 5-9medicinal
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Leek(gandana)
Allium ampeloprasum
USDA 6-9food
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Lemon Balm(badranjboya)
Melissa officinalis
USDA 3-7food · medicinal
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Lentil(masoor)
Lens culinaris
USDA 5-10food · nitrogen fixing
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Lettuce(salaad patta)
Lactuca sativa
USDA 4-9food
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Licorice(mulethi)
Glycyrrhiza glabra
USDA 6-10medicinal · nitrogen fixing · mulch
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Linseed(alsi)
Linum usitatissimum
USDA 5-11food · medicinal · timber
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Lotus(kanwal)
Nelumbo nucifera
USDA 4-11food · medicinal
CLIMAX · TREE
Morinda Spruce(kachal)
Picea smithiana
USDA 6-8timber · windbreak
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Mountain Milkvetch
Astragalus grahamianus
USDA 6-9nitrogen fixing · fodder
SECONDARY · TREE
Mulberry — black (shahtoot)(shahtoot siyaah (شہتوت سیاہ))
Morus nigra
USDA 6-9food · fodder · medicinal
SECONDARY · TREE
Mulberry — white sweet (shahtoot sufaid)(shahtoot sufaid (شہتوت سفید))
Morus alba var. dulcis
USDA 4-9food · fodder
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Mustard Greens(sarson saag)
Brassica juncea
USDA 6-11food
CLIMAX · CLIMBER
Nepal Ivy(barm, bandar)
Hedera nepalensis
USDA 6-10medicinal · mulch
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
CLIMAX · TREE
Pecan(pecan (پی کین))
Carya illinoinensis
USDA 6-9food · timber
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
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Saffron(zafran)
Crocus sativus
USDA 6-9food · medicinal
PIONEER · SHRUB
Sea buckthorn
Hippophae rhamnoides
USDA 3-8food · medicinal · nitrogen fixing