SECONDARY · TREE
Chinaberry(bakain)
Melia azedarach
USDA 7-11timber · medicinal · windbreak
Plants
What grows where, and why.
286 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 · GRASS
Chinese Water Chestnut(singara chini)
Eleocharis dulcis
USDA 9-11food
CLIMAX · TREE
Chir pine
Pinus roxburghii
USDA 8-11timber · fuel
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Chives(kucha)
Allium schoenoprasum
USDA 3-9food · medicinal
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
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Common Myrtle(murud)
Myrtus communis
USDA 8-11medicinal · food
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Common Vetch(kasni)
Vicia sativa
USDA 5-9fodder · nitrogen fixing · mulch
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
CLIMAX · TREE
Crab’s-Claw Pistachio (Zebrawood)(kakar singhi)
Pistacia integerrima
USDA 8-10medicinal · timber · fuel
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Curry Leaf(kari patta)
Murraya koenigii
USDA 9-12food · medicinal
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Damask Rose(gulab)
Rosa damascena
USDA 4-9food · medicinal
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Dandelion(hand)
Taraxacum officinale
USDA 3-9food · medicinal
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
CLIMAX · TREE
Deodar Cedar(deodar)
Cedrus deodara
USDA 7-9timber · windbreak · fuel
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
PIONEER · TREE
Euphrates Poplar(bahan)
Populus euphratica
USDA 5-9timber · fuel · windbreak
SECONDARY · TREE
Eureka lemon(limu / nimbu (لیموں))
Citrus limon cv. Eureka
USDA 9-11food · medicinal
SECONDARY · TREE
European Hackberry(batkar)
Celtis australis
USDA 6-9fodder · fuel · food
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 · GROUNDCOVER
Fennel(saunf)
Foeniculum vulgare
USDA 5-10food · medicinal
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Fenugreek(methi)
Trigonella foenum-graecum
USDA 6-10food · medicinal · nitrogen fixing
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Field Bindweed (Hiran Khuri)(lehli / hiran-khuri)
Convolvulus arvensis
USDA 4-10fodder · medicinal · 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 · SHRUB
Fourwing Saltbush
Atriplex canescens
USDA 4-9fodder · windbreak · mulch
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Garden Pea(matar)
Pisum sativum
USDA 2-11food · nitrogen fixing
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Garden Sage(salvia)
Salvia officinalis
USDA 5-9food · medicinal
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Garlic(lehsan)
Allium sativum
USDA 4-9food · medicinal
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Garlic Chives(gandhana)
Allium tuberosum
USDA 4-9food · medicinal
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Giant Taro(pidalu)
Alocasia macrorrhizos
USDA 9-12food · medicinal
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Ginger(adrak)
Zingiber officinale
USDA 9-12food · medicinal
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Golden Himalayan Raspberry(aakhe)
Rubus ellipticus
USDA 8-10food · medicinal
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Gotu Kola(brahmi booti)
Centella asiatica
USDA 9-12medicinal · food
SECONDARY · CLIMBER
Grape(angoor)
Vitis vinifera
USDA 6-10food
CLIMAX · TREE
Grapefruit — Marsh(chakotra (چکوترا))
Citrus paradisi cv. Marsh
USDA 9-11food