SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Onion(pyaaz)
Allium cepa
USDA 3-9food · medicinal
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148 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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SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Oregano(sathra)
Origanum vulgare
USDA 4-10food · medicinal
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Parsley(aazmoda)
Petroselinum crispum
USDA 5-9food · medicinal
CLIMAX · TREE
Pashtun Juniper (Obusht / Ziarat Juniper)(صنوبر / اوبشت)
Juniperus excelsa subsp. polycarpos
USDA 6-9timber · fuel · windbreak
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
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 3-11food · 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 · TREE
Quince tree(bihi)
Cydonia oblonga
USDA 5-9food
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Radish(mooli)
Raphanus sativus
USDA 6-11food
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Red Clover(shaftal)
Trifolium pratense
USDA 3-9nitrogen fixing · fodder
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Red currant
Ribes rubrum
USDA 3-7food · mulch
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Rhubarb
Rheum rhabarbarum
USDA 3-8food · medicinal
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Roundleaf Cotoneaster(luni)
Cotoneaster nummularius
USDA 4-8fuel · windbreak
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Royle’s Mint(podina)
Mentha royleana
USDA 5-9food · medicinal
PIONEER · TREE
Russian Olive(ghwaraskey)
Elaeagnus angustifolia
USDA 2-7nitrogen fixing · food · windbreak
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Saffron(zafran)
Crocus sativus
USDA 6-9food · medicinal
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Saskatoon serviceberry
Amelanchier alnifolia
USDA 2-7food · windbreak
PIONEER · SHRUB
Sea buckthorn
Hippophae rhamnoides
USDA 3-8food · medicinal · nitrogen fixing
CLIMAX · TREE
Shakarpara Apricot (Khurmaani)(khurmaani — Shakarpara (خرمانی شکر پارہ))
Prunus armeniaca (Shakarpara landrace)
USDA 5-8food
PIONEER · SHRUB
Shrubby Sea-Blite(lani / kharo lana)
Suaeda fruticosa
USDA 6-10fodder · food · fuel
PIONEER · SHRUB
Siberian pea shrub
Caragana arborescens
USDA 2-7windbreak · nitrogen fixing · food · fodder · mulch
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Smallflower Clematis
Clematis grata
USDA 6-9medicinal · fodder
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Spearmint(podina)
Mentha spicata
USDA 5-11food · medicinal
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Spinach(palak)
Spinacia oleracea
USDA 6-10food
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Spring Onion(hari pyaaz)
Allium fistulosum
USDA 4-9food
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Strawberry(strawberry)
Fragaria × ananassa
USDA 3-10food
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Thyme(satar)
Thymus vulgaris
USDA 5-9food · medicinal
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Toria(toria)
Brassica campestris
USDA 6-10food · fodder
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Turnip(shalgam)
Brassica rapa subsp. rapa
USDA 3-9food · fodder
CLIMAX · TREE
Walnut
Juglans regia
USDA 5-9food · timber
CLIMAX · TREE
Walnut — Chandler(akhrot — Chandler (اخروٹ چاندلر))
Juglans regia cv. Chandler
USDA 5-9food · timber
CLIMAX · TREE
Walnut — Hartley(akhrot — Hartley (اخروٹ ہارٹلے))
Juglans regia cv. Hartley
USDA 5-9food · timber
CLIMAX · TREE
Walnut — Pakistani local (Chakian)(akhrot (اخروٹ))
Juglans regia (Pakistani landrace)
USDA 5-9food · timber
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Water Chestnut(singhara)
Trapa natans
USDA 6-11food
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Watercress(jal kumbhi)
Nasturtium officinale
USDA 6-11food · medicinal
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Webb’s Rose(chal)
Rosa webbiana
USDA 5-9food · medicinal
PIONEER · GRASS
Wheat(gandum)
Triticum aestivum
USDA 3-9food · fodder
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
White Clover(safed clover)
Trifolium repens
USDA 4-9fodder · nitrogen fixing · mulch
SECONDARY · TREE
White Shahtoot (King White Mulberry)(shahtoot sufaid (شہتوت سفید))
Morus macroura
USDA 4-9food · fodder
SECONDARY · TREE
White mulberry
Morus alba
USDA 4-9food · fodder · timber
SECONDARY · TREE
Wild Himalayan Pear(batangi / tangi)
Pyrus pashia
USDA 5-9food · fuel · timber
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Wild Himalayan Strawberry(jangli-strawberry)
Fragaria nubicola
USDA 5-8food · mulch