Plants

What grows where, and why.

192 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 · GROUNDCOVER

Licorice(mulethi)

Glycyrrhiza glabra

USDA 6-10

medicinal · nitrogen fixing · mulch

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Linseed(alsi)

Linum usitatissimum

USDA 5-11

food · medicinal · timber

Loquat — Pakistani local (Eriobotrya japonica)

CLIMAX · TREE

Loquat — Pakistani local(lokat (لوکاٹ))

Eriobotrya japonica

USDA 8-10

food

SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER

Lotus(kanwal)

Nelumbo nucifera

USDA 4-11

food · medicinal

SECONDARY · SHRUB

Meyer lemon(meeṭha limu (میٹھا لیموں))

Citrus × meyeri

USDA 8-11

food

CLIMAX · TREE

Morinda Spruce(kachal)

Picea smithiana

USDA 6-8

timber · windbreak

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Mountain Milkvetch

Astragalus grahamianus

USDA 6-9

nitrogen fixing · fodder

Mulberry — black (shahtoot) (Morus nigra)

SECONDARY · TREE

Mulberry — black (shahtoot)(shahtoot siyaah (شہتوت سیاہ))

Morus nigra

USDA 6-9

food · fodder · medicinal

Mulberry — white sweet (shahtoot sufaid) (Morus alba var. dulcis)

SECONDARY · TREE

Mulberry — white sweet (shahtoot sufaid)(shahtoot sufaid (شہتوت سفید))

Morus alba var. dulcis

USDA 4-9

food · fodder

PIONEER · GRASS

Munj Sweetcane(munj)

Saccharum bengalense

USDA 8-11

mulch · fodder

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Mustard Greens(sarson saag)

Brassica juncea

USDA 6-11

food

CLIMAX · CLIMBER

Nepal Ivy(barm, bandar)

Hedera nepalensis

USDA 6-10

medicinal · mulch

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Niger(ramtil)

Guizotia abyssinica

USDA 3-11

food

PIONEER · GRASS

Oats(jai)

Avena sativa

USDA 3-9

food · fodder

SECONDARY · SHRUB

Oleander(kaner)

Nerium oleander

USDA 8-11

windbreak · medicinal

CLIMAX · TREE

Olive

Olea europaea

USDA 8-11

food

Olive — Coratina (Olea europaea cv. Coratina)

CLIMAX · TREE

Olive — Coratina(zaitoon — Coratina (زیتون کوراتینا))

Olea europaea cv. Coratina

USDA 8-11

food

Olive — European (Arbequina) (Olea europaea cv. Arbequina)

CLIMAX · TREE

Olive — European (Arbequina)(zaitoon — Arbequina (زیتون))

Olea europaea cv. Arbequina

USDA 8-11

food

Olive — Picual (Olea europaea cv. Picual)

CLIMAX · TREE

Olive — Picual(zaitoon — Picual (زیتون پیکیوال))

Olea europaea cv. Picual

USDA 8-11

food

SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER

Onion(pyaaz)

Allium cepa

USDA 3-9

food · medicinal

SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER

Oregano(sathra)

Origanum vulgare

USDA 4-10

food · medicinal

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Parsley(aazmoda)

Petroselinum crispum

USDA 5-9

food · medicinal

Peach — Florida Prince (low-chill) (Prunus persica cv. Florida Prince)

SECONDARY · TREE

Peach — Florida Prince (low-chill)(aaloo bukhara (آڑو))

Prunus persica cv. Florida Prince

USDA 5-9

food

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

Persian Lilac Jujube (Elanai) (Ziziphus oxyphylla)

SECONDARY · TREE

Persian Lilac Jujube (Elanai)(elanai / bera)

Ziziphus oxyphylla

USDA 8-10

medicinal · food · fuel

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

Punjab Fig (Wild Himalayan Fig) (Ficus palmata)

SECONDARY · TREE

Punjab Fig (Wild Himalayan Fig)(phagwara / injir)

Ficus palmata

USDA 8-11

food · fodder · fuel

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Radish(mooli)

Raphanus sativus

USDA 2-11

food

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Red Clover(shaftal)

Trifolium pratense

USDA 4-8

nitrogen fixing · fodder

Ringed Dichanthium (Dichanthium annulatum)

SECONDARY · GRASS

Ringed Dichanthium(palwan)

Dichanthium annulatum

USDA 8-11

fodder · mulch

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 · GROUNDCOVER

Safflower(kusum)

Carthamus tinctorius

USDA 4-11

food · medicinal