SECONDARY · CLIMBER
Himalayan Clematis (Snow Creeper)(garni-bel)
Clematis buchananiana
USDA 6-9medicinal · mulch
Plants
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229 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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Himalayan Elm(kain / manu)
Ulmus wallichiana
USDA 5-9fodder · timber · fuel
PIONEER · SHRUB
Himalayan Indigo(kainthi)
Indigofera heterantha
USDA 6-9nitrogen fixing · fodder · mulch
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Himalayan Musk Rose(kujai / chal)
Rosa brunonii
USDA 6-9food · medicinal · fuel
PIONEER · SHRUB
Himalayan Pea Shrub
Caragana brevispina
USDA 5-8nitrogen fixing · fodder · windbreak
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Himalayan Raspberry (Yellow Himalayan)(garacha / aakhe)
Rubus niveus
USDA 8-10food · fodder · mulch
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Himalayan Thyme(tumuro)
Thymus linearis
USDA 5-9medicinal · food
CLIMAX · SHRUB
Himalayan Viburnum(guch)
Viburnum grandiflorum
USDA 6-8medicinal · fuel
CLIMAX · TREE
Himalayan Yew(thuner)
Taxus wallichiana
USDA 7-9medicinal · timber
CLIMAX · TREE
Holly Oak (Ban Oak)(rinj / ban)
Quercus incana
USDA 8-9fuel · fodder · timber
PIONEER · TREE
Honey locust
Gleditsia triacanthos
USDA 3-9food · fodder · fuel · timber · windbreak
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Ice plant
Delosperma cooperi
USDA 5-10mulch
CLIMAX · SHRUB
Indian Barberry (Kashmir Barberry)(sumbal / kashmal)
Berberis aristata
USDA 5-9medicinal · food · fuel
CLIMAX · TREE
Indian Horse-Chestnut(bankhor / khanor)
Aesculus indica
USDA 7-9fodder · timber · medicinal
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Indian Kudzu(sural)
Pueraria tuberosa
USDA 8-11medicinal · fodder · nitrogen fixing
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Indian Sweet Clover(senji)
Melilotus indicus
USDA 5-9fodder · nitrogen fixing · mulch
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Indian Wood-Sorrel (Yellow Sorrel)(khatti booti / amrul)
Oxalis corniculata
USDA 4-11food · medicinal · mulch
PIONEER · TREE
Indus Tamarisk(lai)
Tamarix dioica
USDA 8-11fuel · windbreak
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Intermediate Joint-Pine (Ephedra)(oman / asmania)
Ephedra intermedia
USDA 5-9medicinal · fuel
SECONDARY · CLIMBER
Jacquemont’s Grape(guch)
Vitis jacquemontii
USDA 8-10food · medicinal
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Jerusalem artichoke
Helianthus tuberosus
USDA 3-9food · fodder · windbreak
SECONDARY · TREE
Jujube (Chinese Date)(unnab)
Ziziphus jujuba
USDA 6-11food · medicinal · fuel
SECONDARY · CLIMBER
Kiwi — Hayward(kiwi (کیوی))
Actinidia deliciosa cv. Hayward
USDA 7-9food
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Lavender(ustukhuddoos)
Lavandula angustifolia
USDA 5-9medicinal
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Leek(gandana)
Allium ampeloprasum
USDA 6-9food
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Lentil(masoor)
Lens culinaris
USDA 7-11food · nitrogen fixing
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Lettuce(salaad patta)
Lactuca sativa
USDA 8-10food
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Licorice(mulethi)
Glycyrrhiza glabra
USDA 6-10medicinal · nitrogen fixing · mulch
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Linseed(alsi)
Linum usitatissimum
USDA 5-11food · medicinal · timber
CLIMAX · TREE
Loquat — Pakistani local(lokat (لوکاٹ))
Eriobotrya japonica
USDA 8-10food
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Lotus(kanwal)
Nelumbo nucifera
USDA 4-11food · medicinal
SECONDARY · TREE
Medlar
Mespilus germanica
USDA 5-8food
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Meyer lemon(meeṭha limu (میٹھا لیموں))
Citrus × meyeri
USDA 8-11food
PIONEER · TREE
Mimosa silk tree(gul-e-abresham)
Albizia julibrissin
USDA 6-9timber · fuel · medicinal · nitrogen fixing · mulch
CLIMAX · TREE
Morinda Spruce(kachal)
Picea smithiana
USDA 6-8timber · windbreak
SECONDARY · TREE
Mulberry — black (shahtoot)(shahtoot siyaah (شہتوت سیاہ))
Morus nigra
USDA 6-9food · fodder · medicinal
PIONEER · GRASS
Munj Sweetcane(munj)
Saccharum bengalense
USDA 8-11mulch · fodder
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Mustard Greens(sarson saag)
Brassica juncea
USDA 6-11food
SECONDARY · CLIMBER
Nepal Ivy(barm, bandar)
Hedera nepalensis
USDA 6-10medicinal · mulch
PIONEER · GRASS
Oats(jai)
Avena sativa
USDA 7-10food · fodder
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Oleander(kaner)
Nerium oleander
USDA 8-11windbreak · medicinal
CLIMAX · TREE
Olive — Coratina(zaitoon — Coratina (زیتون کوراتینا))
Olea europaea cv. Coratina
USDA 8-11food
CLIMAX · TREE
Olive — European (Arbequina)(zaitoon — Arbequina (زیتون))
Olea europaea cv. Arbequina
USDA 8-11food
CLIMAX · TREE
Olive — Picual(zaitoon — Picual (زیتون پیکیوال))
Olea europaea cv. Picual
USDA 8-11food
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Onion(pyaaz)
Allium cepa
USDA 3-9food · medicinal
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