Plants

What grows where, and why.

157 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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Pear — Bartlett (William’s) (Pyrus communis cv. Bartlett)

CLIMAX · TREE

Pear — Bartlett (William’s)(naashpaati (ناشپاتی))

Pyrus communis cv. Bartlett

USDA 4-8

food

Pear — Kashmiri (Babugosha) (Pyrus communis cv. Babugosha)

CLIMAX · TREE

Pear — Kashmiri (Babugosha)(naashpaati — Babugosha (بابو غوشہ))

Pyrus communis cv. Babugosha

USDA 4-8

food

Pear — Le Conte (Pyrus communis × P. pyrifolia cv. Le Conte)

CLIMAX · TREE

Pear — Le Conte(naashpaati — Le Conte (ناشپاتی))

Pyrus communis × P. pyrifolia cv. Le Conte

USDA 5-9

food

CLIMAX · TREE

Pecan(pecan (پی کین))

Carya illinoinensis

USDA 6-9

food · timber

SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER

Peppermint(filfili podina)

Mentha × piperita

USDA 3-9

food · medicinal

CLIMAX · TREE

Persimmon (Japanese)(amlok / Japani phal (املوک))

Diospyros kaki

USDA 7-10

food

CLIMAX · TREE

Pistachio (Pakistani)(pista (پستہ))

Pistacia vera

USDA 7-11

food

Plum — Aloo Bukhara (subcontinent) (Prunus salicina)

SECONDARY · TREE

Plum — Aloo Bukhara (subcontinent)(aaloo bukhara (آلو بخارا))

Prunus salicina

USDA 5-9

food

Plum — Satsuma (Prunus salicina cv. Satsuma)

SECONDARY · TREE

Plum — Satsuma(aloo bukhara — Satsuma (آلو بخارا))

Prunus salicina cv. Satsuma

USDA 5-9

food

Pomegranate — Bedana (seedless) (Punica granatum cv. Bedana)

CLIMAX · TREE

Pomegranate — Bedana (seedless)(anaar bedana (انار بیدانہ))

Punica granatum cv. Bedana

USDA 7-11

food · medicinal

Pomegranate — Ganesh (Punica granatum cv. Ganesh)

CLIMAX · TREE

Pomegranate — Ganesh(anaar — Ganesh (انار گنیش))

Punica granatum cv. Ganesh

USDA 7-11

food · medicinal

Pomegranate — Kandhari (Punica granatum cv. Kandhari)

CLIMAX · TREE

Pomegranate — Kandhari(anaar — Kandhari (انار قندہاری))

Punica granatum cv. Kandhari

USDA 7-11

food · medicinal

Pomegranate — Wonderful (Punica granatum cv. Wonderful)

CLIMAX · TREE

Pomegranate — Wonderful(anaar — Wonderful (انار وَنڈرفُل))

Punica granatum cv. Wonderful

USDA 7-11

food

SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER

Potato(aaloo)

Solanum tuberosum

USDA 3-11

food

PIONEER · GRASS

Proso Millet(cheena)

Panicum miliaceum

USDA 4-9

food · fodder

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Radish(mooli)

Raphanus sativus

USDA 2-11

food

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Red Clover(shaftal)

Trifolium pratense

USDA 4-8

nitrogen fixing · fodder

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Rocket(tara mira)

Eruca sativa

USDA 3-10

food

SECONDARY · SHRUB

Rosemary(rosemary)

Salvia rosmarinus

USDA 7-10

food · medicinal

Roundleaf Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster nummularius)

SECONDARY · SHRUB

Roundleaf Cotoneaster(luni)

Cotoneaster nummularius

USDA 4-8

fuel · windbreak

SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER

Royle’s Mint(podina)

Mentha royleana

USDA 5-9

food · medicinal

PIONEER · SHRUB

Russian Olive(ghwaraskey)

Elaeagnus angustifolia

USDA 2-7

nitrogen fixing · food · windbreak

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Safflower(kusum)

Carthamus tinctorius

USDA 4-11

food · medicinal

SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER

Saffron(zafran)

Crocus sativus

USDA 6-9

food · medicinal

PIONEER · SHRUB

Sea buckthorn

Hippophae rhamnoides

USDA 3-8

food · medicinal · nitrogen fixing

Shakarpara Apricot (Khurmaani) (Prunus armeniaca (Shakarpara landrace))

CLIMAX · TREE

Shakarpara Apricot (Khurmaani)(khurmaani — Shakarpara (خرمانی شکر پارہ))

Prunus armeniaca (Shakarpara landrace)

USDA 5-8

food

PIONEER · SHRUB

Shrubby Sea-Blite(lani / kharo lana)

Suaeda fruticosa

USDA 6-10

fodder · food · fuel

Small-Leaved Wild Grape (Vitis parvifolia)

CLIMAX · CLIMBER

Small-Leaved Wild Grape(jangli-angur)

Vitis parvifolia

USDA 7-9

food · fodder

PIONEER · CLIMBER

Smallflower Clematis

Clematis grata

USDA 6-9

medicinal · fodder

PIONEER · SHRUB

Soft Sophora(kandiari)

Sophora mollis

USDA 7-9

nitrogen fixing · fuel

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Spearmint(podina)

Mentha spicata

USDA 5-11

food · medicinal

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Spinach(palak)

Spinacia oleracea

USDA 2-11

food

SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER

Spring Onion(hari pyaaz)

Allium fistulosum

USDA 4-9

food

Stranglewort (Soldier Vine) (Cynanchum acutum)

SECONDARY · CLIMBER

Stranglewort (Soldier Vine)(khip-bel)

Cynanchum acutum

USDA 7-10

medicinal · fodder

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Strawberry(strawberry)

Fragaria × ananassa

USDA 3-10

food

PIONEER · GRASS

Tall Reed(nar)

Phragmites karka

USDA 7-11

mulch · fodder

SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER

Thyme(satar)

Thymus vulgaris

USDA 5-9

food · medicinal

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Toria(toria)

Brassica campestris

USDA 6-10

food · fodder

SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER

Turnip(shalgam)

Brassica rapa subsp. rapa

USDA 3-9

food · fodder

CLIMAX · TREE

Walnut

Juglans regia

USDA 5-9

food · timber

Walnut — Chandler (Juglans regia cv. Chandler)

CLIMAX · TREE

Walnut — Chandler(akhrot — Chandler (اخروٹ چاندلر))

Juglans regia cv. Chandler

USDA 5-9

food · timber

Walnut — Hartley (Juglans regia cv. Hartley)

CLIMAX · TREE

Walnut — Hartley(akhrot — Hartley (اخروٹ ہارٹلے))

Juglans regia cv. Hartley

USDA 5-9

food · timber

Walnut — Pakistani local (Chakian) (Juglans regia (Pakistani landrace))

CLIMAX · TREE

Walnut — Pakistani local (Chakian)(akhrot (اخروٹ))

Juglans regia (Pakistani landrace)

USDA 5-9

food · timber

SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER

Water Chestnut(singhara)

Trapa natans

USDA 6-11

food

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Watercress(jal kumbhi)

Nasturtium officinale

USDA 6-11

food · medicinal

SECONDARY · SHRUB

Webb’s Rose(chal)

Rosa webbiana

USDA 5-9

food · medicinal

CLIMAX · TREE

West Himalayan Fir(partal)

Abies pindrow

USDA 7-9

timber · windbreak

PIONEER · GRASS

Wheat(gandum)

Triticum aestivum

USDA 3-9

food · fodder