SECONDARY · TREE
Chinaberry(bakain)
Melia azedarach
USDA 7-11timber · medicinal · windbreak
Plants
What grows where, and why.
480 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 · CLIMBER
Chocolate vine
Akebia quinata
USDA 5-8food · medicinal
SECONDARY · CLIMBER
Choko
Sechium edule
USDA 8-11food · fodder
CLIMAX · CLIMBER
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
CLIMAX · TREE
Coconut palm(naryal)
Cocos nucifera
USDA 10-11food · fuel · timber · mulch · windbreak
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
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Comfrey
Symphytum officinale
USDA 3-9mulch · medicinal
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 · CLIMBER
Common Vetch(kasni)
Vicia sativa
USDA 5-9fodder · nitrogen fixing · mulch
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Coriander(dhania)
Coriandrum sativum
USDA 8-11food · 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
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Creeping phlox
Phlox subulata
USDA 3-9mulch
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Creeping thyme
Thymus serpyllum
USDA 4-9food · medicinal · mulch
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
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Damask Rose(gulab)
Rosa damascena
USDA 4-9food · medicinal
SECONDARY · TREE
Damson
Prunus domestica subsp. insititia
USDA 5-9food · windbreak
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
SECONDARY · TREE
Davidson's plum
Davidsonia pruriens
USDA 10-11food · medicinal
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 8-11food · medicinal
SECONDARY · CLIMBER
Dragon fruit cactus(dragon fruit)
Selenicereus undatus
USDA 10-11food
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Edible Canna(achira)
Canna edulis
USDA 7-11food
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Egyptian walking onion
Allium × proliferum
USDA 3-9food · medicinal
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Elephant Foot Yam(zameen kand)
Amorphophallus paeoniifolius
USDA 10-12food · medicinal
PIONEER · TREE
Empress tree
Paulownia tomentosa
USDA 5-9timber · mulch · fuel · windbreak
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
PIONEER · TREE
Faidherbia apple-ring acacia
Faidherbia albida
USDA 9-11fodder · nitrogen fixing · mulch · fuel · windbreak