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Persian Lilac Jujube (Elanai)(elanai / bera)
Ziziphus oxyphylla
USDA 8-10medicinal · food · fuel
Plants
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136 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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Persian lime(sweet lime / nimbu (نمبو))
Citrus latifolia cv. Bearss
USDA 9-11food
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Plum — Aloo Bukhara (subcontinent)(aaloo bukhara (آلو بخارا))
Prunus salicina
USDA 5-9food
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Plum — Satsuma(aloo bukhara — Satsuma (آلو بخارا))
Prunus salicina cv. Satsuma
USDA 5-9food
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Potato(aaloo)
Solanum tuberosum
USDA 3-11food
SECONDARY · CLIMBER
Pumpkin(kaddu)
Cucurbita moschata
USDA 10-12food
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Punjab Fig (Wild Himalayan Fig)(phagwara / injir)
Ficus palmata
USDA 8-11food · fodder · fuel
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Red Mangrove(kamo / timar)
Rhizophora mucronata
USDA 11-12fuel · fodder · timber
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Ringed Dichanthium(palwan)
Dichanthium annulatum
USDA 8-11fodder · mulch
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Rosemary(rosemary)
Salvia rosmarinus
USDA 7-10food · medicinal
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Roundleaf Cotoneaster(luni)
Cotoneaster nummularius
USDA 4-8fuel · windbreak
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Royle’s Mint(podina)
Mentha royleana
USDA 5-9food · medicinal
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Sacred Fig(pipal)
Ficus religiosa
USDA 10-12windbreak · fodder · medicinal
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Saffron(zafran)
Crocus sativus
USDA 6-9food · medicinal
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Shisham
Dalbergia sissoo
USDA 9-12timber · fodder · nitrogen fixing
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Shoe Flower(gurhal)
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
USDA 9-12medicinal · mulch
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Spring Onion(hari pyaaz)
Allium fistulosum
USDA 4-9food
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Stevia(meethi tulsi)
Stevia rebaudiana
USDA 9-11food · medicinal
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Stranglewort (Soldier Vine)(khip-bel)
Cynanchum acutum
USDA 7-10medicinal · fodder
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Sweet Basil(niazbo)
Ocimum basilicum
USDA 10-11food · medicinal
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Sweet Indrajao(indarjau)
Wrightia tinctoria
USDA 10-11medicinal · timber
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Sweet lime — seedless(meeṭha nimbu (میٹھا نمبو))
Citrus limettioides cv. seedless
USDA 9-11food · medicinal
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Taro(arvi)
Colocasia esculenta
USDA 8-12food
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Thyme(satar)
Thymus vulgaris
USDA 5-9food · medicinal
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Tomato(tamatar)
Solanum lycopersicum
USDA 10-11food
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Toothbrush Tree (Mustard Tree)(jaal / pilu)
Salvadora persica
USDA 9-12food · medicinal · windbreak
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Turmeric(haldi)
Curcuma longa
USDA 8-11food · medicinal
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Turnip(shalgam)
Brassica rapa subsp. rapa
USDA 3-9food · fodder
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Water Chestnut(singhara)
Trapa natans
USDA 6-11food
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Watermelon(tarbooz)
Citrullus lanatus
USDA 10-11food
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Webb’s Rose(chal)
Rosa webbiana
USDA 5-9food · medicinal
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White mulberry
Morus alba
USDA 4-9food · fodder · timber
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Wild Himalayan Pear(batangi / tangi)
Pyrus pashia
USDA 5-9food · fuel · timber
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Wild Himalayan Strawberry(jangli-strawberry)
Fragaria nubicola
USDA 5-8food · mulch
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Wild Karonda(garna)
Carissa spinarum
USDA 9-11food · medicinal · windbreak
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Wild Olive(kahu)
Olea ferruginea
USDA 8-11food · fuel · fodder
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Wild Pistachio(khinjuk)
Pistacia khinjuk
USDA 7-10food · fuel · fodder
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Wild Pomegranate(daru)
Punica granatum var. daru
USDA 7-11food · medicinal
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Wild Yam(kanis)
Dioscorea deltoidea
USDA 7-9medicinal · food
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Yellow Bells(piili ghanti)
Tecoma stans
USDA 9-11medicinal · windbreak