SECONDARY · SHRUB
Katuk
Breynia androgyna
USDA 10-12food · mulch · windbreak
Plants
What grows where, and why.
183 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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Khair (Catechu Acacia)(khair)
Senegalia catechu
USDA 10-12timber · fuel · nitrogen fixing
SECONDARY · CLIMBER
Kiwi — Hayward(kiwi (کیوی))
Actinidia deliciosa cv. Hayward
USDA 7-9food
SECONDARY · TREE
Koda Tree(chamror)
Ehretia laevis
USDA 10-11fodder · medicinal · timber
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Lavender(ustukhuddoos)
Lavandula angustifolia
USDA 5-9medicinal
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Leafless Milkweed Shrub(barara / bata)
Periploca aphylla
USDA 9-11medicinal · fodder · fuel
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Leek(gandana)
Allium ampeloprasum
USDA 6-9food
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Lemon Balm(badranjboya)
Melissa officinalis
USDA 3-7food · medicinal
SECONDARY · TREE
Lemon myrtle
Backhousia citriodora
USDA 9-11food · medicinal · windbreak
SECONDARY · CLIMBER
Lesser Yam(choti zamin kand)
Dioscorea esculenta
USDA 9-12food
SECONDARY · TREE
Lilly pilly
Syzygium smithii
USDA 9-11food · windbreak
SECONDARY · CLIMBER
Long Pepper(pipli)
Piper longum
USDA 10-12food · medicinal
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Lotus(kanwal)
Nelumbo nucifera
USDA 4-11food · medicinal
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Malabar Nut(bansa)
Justicia adhatoda
USDA 10-11medicinal · mulch
SECONDARY · TREE
Manila Tamarind (Jungle Jalebi)(jungle jalebi / ganga imli)
Pithecellobium dulce
USDA 9-12food · fodder · nitrogen fixing
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Marjoram(marzanjosh)
Origanum majorana
USDA 9-11food · medicinal
SECONDARY · TREE
Medlar
Mespilus germanica
USDA 5-8food
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Meyer lemon(meeṭha limu (میٹھا لیموں))
Citrus × meyeri
USDA 8-11food
SECONDARY · TREE
Mulberry — black (shahtoot)(shahtoot siyaah (شہتوت سیاہ))
Morus nigra
USDA 6-9food · fodder · medicinal
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Nanking cherry
Prunus tomentosa
USDA 2-7food · windbreak · mulch
SECONDARY · TREE
Neem
Azadirachta indica
USDA 10-12medicinal · timber · fuel
SECONDARY · CLIMBER
Nepal Ivy(barm, bandar)
Hedera nepalensis
USDA 6-10medicinal · mulch
SECONDARY · TREE
Noni tree
Morinda citrifolia
USDA 11-12food · medicinal · windbreak
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Okra(bhindi)
Abelmoschus esculentus
USDA 10-11food
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Oleander(kaner)
Nerium oleander
USDA 8-11windbreak · medicinal
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Onion(pyaaz)
Allium cepa
USDA 3-9food · medicinal
SECONDARY · TREE
Orchid Tree(kachnar)
Bauhinia variegata
USDA 9-11food · fodder · medicinal · nitrogen fixing
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Oregano(sathra)
Origanum vulgare
USDA 4-10food · medicinal
SECONDARY · CLIMBER
Passion Fruit(passion fruit)
Passiflora edulis
USDA 9-12food · 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
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Peppermint(filfili podina)
Mentha × piperita
USDA 3-11food · medicinal
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Perilla(beefsteak plant)
Perilla frutescens
USDA 9-11food · medicinal
SECONDARY · TREE
Persian Lilac Jujube (Elanai)(elanai / bera)
Ziziphus oxyphylla
USDA 8-10medicinal · food · fuel
SECONDARY · TREE
Persian lime(sweet lime / nimbu (نمبو))
Citrus latifolia cv. Bearss
USDA 9-11food
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
Pomegranate — Bedana (seedless)(anaar bedana (انار بیدانہ))
Punica granatum cv. Bedana
USDA 7-11food · medicinal
SECONDARY · TREE
Pomegranate — Kandhari(anaar — Kandhari (انار قندہاری))
Punica granatum cv. Kandhari
USDA 7-11food · medicinal
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Potato(aaloo)
Solanum tuberosum
USDA 8-11food
SECONDARY · CLIMBER
Pumpkin(kaddu)
Cucurbita moschata
USDA 10-12food
SECONDARY · TREE
Punjab Fig (Wild Himalayan Fig)(phagwara / injir)
Ficus palmata
USDA 8-11food · fodder · fuel
SECONDARY · TREE
Quandong
Santalum acuminatum
USDA 9-11food · medicinal · fuel
SECONDARY · TREE
Quince tree(bihi)
Cydonia oblonga
USDA 5-9food
SECONDARY · TREE
Red Mangrove(kamo / timar)
Rhizophora mucronata
USDA 11-12fuel · fodder · timber
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Red currant
Ribes rubrum
USDA 3-7food · mulch
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Rhubarb
Rheum rhabarbarum
USDA 3-8food · medicinal
SECONDARY · GRASS
Ringed Dichanthium(palwan)
Dichanthium annulatum
USDA 8-11fodder · mulch