PIONEER · GRASS
Halfa Grass(dabh)
Desmostachya bipinnata
USDA 8-11fodder · mulch · medicinal
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398 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 · SHRUB
Harmal Shrub(vanher)
Rhazya stricta
USDA 9-11medicinal · windbreak
SECONDARY · CLIMBER
Heart-leaved Moonseed(gfiloy)
Tinospora cordifolia
USDA 10-12medicinal
SECONDARY · CLIMBER
Hedge Caper (Wild Caper Vine)(hins-bel / kanthar)
Capparis sepiaria
USDA 9-11medicinal · fodder · fuel
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Henna(mehndi)
Lawsonia inermis
USDA 10-12medicinal · windbreak
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Himalayan Barberry(sumbal)
Berberis lycium
USDA 6-9medicinal · food
CLIMAX · SHRUB
Himalayan Box(shamshad)
Buxus wallichiana
USDA 7-10timber · medicinal
CLIMAX · CLIMBER
Himalayan Clematis
Clematis montana
USDA 6-9medicinal
SECONDARY · CLIMBER
Himalayan Clematis (Snow Creeper)(garni-bel)
Clematis buchananiana
USDA 6-9medicinal · mulch
CLIMAX · TREE
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
CLIMAX · TREE
Himalayan Pencil Juniper(obusht)
Juniperus excelsa
USDA 6-9timber · fuel · 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
CLIMAX · TREE
Holm Oak(baloot)
Quercus baloot
USDA 7-9fuel · fodder · timber
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Holy Basil(tulsi)
Ocimum tenuiflorum
USDA 10-11medicinal · food
PIONEER · SHRUB
Hopbush(sanatha)
Dodonaea viscosa
USDA 9-11fuel · windbreak · mulch
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Hyacinth Bean(sem)
Lablab purpureus
USDA 10-11food · fodder · nitrogen fixing
CLIMAX · SHRUB
Indian Barberry (Kashmir Barberry)(sumbal / kashmal)
Berberis aristata
USDA 5-9medicinal · food · fuel
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Indian Borage(pathar choor)
Plectranthus amboinicus
USDA 9-11food · medicinal
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Indian Cheese Maker(paneer booti)
Withania coagulans
USDA 9-11medicinal · food
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Indian Coleus(patharchur)
Plectranthus barbatus
USDA 9-11medicinal
SECONDARY · TREE
Indian Elm(papri)
Holoptelea integrifolia
USDA 10-11fodder · medicinal · timber · windbreak
SECONDARY · TREE
Indian Gooseberry(amla)
Phyllanthus emblica
USDA 9-11food · medicinal
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
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Ivy Gourd(kanduri)
Coccinia grandis
USDA 9-12food · medicinal
PIONEER · TREE
Jaal(pilu)
Salvadora oleoides
USDA 9-11food · fodder · medicinal
PIONEER · SHRUB
Jacquemont’s Acacia (Bhuri Babool)(bhuri / khor)
Acacia jacquemontii
USDA 9-11fuel · nitrogen fixing · fodder
SECONDARY · CLIMBER
Jacquemont’s Grape(guch)
Vitis jacquemontii
USDA 8-10food · medicinal
CLIMAX · TREE
Jamun (java plum)(jaman (جامن))
Syzygium cumini
USDA 10-12food · medicinal · timber
SECONDARY · CLIMBER
Jicama(jicama)
Pachyrhizus erosus
USDA 10-12food · nitrogen fixing
SECONDARY · TREE
Jujube (Chinese Date)(unnab)
Ziziphus jujuba
USDA 6-11food · medicinal · fuel
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Jute Mallow(jhute saag)
Corchorus olitorius
USDA 9-12food · timber
PIONEER · GRASS
Jwarancusa Lemongrass(khavi)
Cymbopogon jwarancusa
USDA 9-11medicinal · mulch
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Kair (caper bush)(kair (کیر))
Capparis decidua
USDA 9-11food · medicinal · fodder
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Karonda(karonda (کرونڈا))
Carissa carandas
USDA 9-11food · medicinal
SECONDARY · TREE
Khair (Catechu Acacia)(khair)
Senegalia catechu
USDA 10-12timber · fuel · nitrogen fixing
PIONEER · TREE
Khejri
Prosopis cineraria
USDA 9-11fodder · fuel · nitrogen fixing