Plants

What grows where, and why.

300 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 · TREE

Khejri

Prosopis cineraria

USDA 9-11

fodder · fuel · nitrogen fixing

PIONEER · SHRUB

Khip(khip)

Leptadenia pyrotechnica

USDA 9-11

fodder · fuel · windbreak

PIONEER · TREE

Kikar

Acacia nilotica

USDA 9-12

fuel · timber · fodder · nitrogen fixing

SECONDARY · TREE

Koda Tree(chamror)

Ehretia laevis

USDA 10-11

fodder · medicinal · timber

PIONEER · TREE

Konkan Moringa(jangli sohanjna)

Moringa concanensis

USDA 10-11

food · fodder · medicinal

PIONEER · SHRUB

Lantana(panch phuli)

Lantana camara

USDA 9-11

medicinal · mulch

Leafless Milkweed Shrub (Periploca aphylla)

SECONDARY · SHRUB

Leafless Milkweed Shrub(barara / bata)

Periploca aphylla

USDA 9-11

medicinal · fodder · fuel

PIONEER · GRASS

Lemongrass(khawi)

Cymbopogon citratus

USDA 10-11

food · medicinal · mulch

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Lentil(masoor)

Lens culinaris

USDA 5-10

food · nitrogen fixing

SECONDARY · CLIMBER

Lesser Yam(choti zamin kand)

Dioscorea esculenta

USDA 9-12

food

PIONEER · TREE

Leucaena

Leucaena leucocephala

USDA 9-11

fodder · nitrogen fixing · fuel · mulch

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Licorice(mulethi)

Glycyrrhiza glabra

USDA 6-10

medicinal · nitrogen fixing · mulch

PIONEER · CLIMBER

Lima Bean(sem)

Phaseolus lunatus

USDA 9-12

food · nitrogen fixing

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Linseed(alsi)

Linum usitatissimum

USDA 5-11

food · medicinal · timber

SECONDARY · CLIMBER

Long Pepper(pipli)

Piper longum

USDA 10-12

food · medicinal

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

CLIMAX · TREE

Mahua(mahua)

Madhuca longifolia

USDA 10-12

food · timber · medicinal · fuel

PIONEER · GRASS

Maize(makai)

Zea mays

USDA 10-11

food · fodder

SECONDARY · SHRUB

Malabar Nut(bansa)

Justicia adhatoda

USDA 10-11

medicinal · mulch

PIONEER · CLIMBER

Malabar Spinach(poi saag)

Basella alba

USDA 10-12

food · medicinal

Malta blood orange (Citrus sinensis cv. Malta)

CLIMAX · TREE

Malta blood orange(Malta (مالٹا))

Citrus sinensis cv. Malta

USDA 9-11

food

CLIMAX · TREE

Mango

Mangifera indica

USDA 10-11

food · timber

Mango — Anwar Ratol (Mangifera indica var. Anwar Ratol)

CLIMAX · TREE

Mango — Anwar Ratol(aam — Anwar Ratol (انور رتول))

Mangifera indica var. Anwar Ratol

USDA 10-11

food

Mango — Anwar Suri (Mangifera indica var. Anwar Suri)

CLIMAX · TREE

Mango — Anwar Suri(aam — Anwar Suri (انور سوری))

Mangifera indica var. Anwar Suri

USDA 10-11

food

Mango — Banganpalli (Safeda) (Mangifera indica var. Banganpalli)

CLIMAX · TREE

Mango — Banganpalli (Safeda)(aam — Banganpalli / Safeda (بنگن پلی))

Mangifera indica var. Banganpalli

USDA 10-11

food

Mango — Chaunsa (Mangifera indica var. Chaunsa)

CLIMAX · TREE

Mango — Chaunsa(aam — Chaunsa (چونسا))

Mangifera indica var. Chaunsa

USDA 10-11

food

Mango — Dusehri (Mangifera indica var. Dusehri)

CLIMAX · TREE

Mango — Dusehri(aam — Dusehri (دسہری))

Mangifera indica var. Dusehri

USDA 10-11

food

Mango — Fazli (Malda) (Mangifera indica var. Fazli)

CLIMAX · TREE

Mango — Fazli (Malda)(aam — Fazli (فضلی))

Mangifera indica var. Fazli

USDA 10-11

food

Mango — Kalanama (Mangifera indica var. Kalanama)

CLIMAX · TREE

Mango — Kalanama(aam — Kalanama (کالا ناما))

Mangifera indica var. Kalanama

USDA 10-11

food

Mango — Langra (Mangifera indica var. Langra)

CLIMAX · TREE

Mango — Langra(aam — Langra (لنگڑا))

Mangifera indica var. Langra

USDA 10-11

food

Mango — Langra Banarasi (Mangifera indica var. Langra Banarasi)

CLIMAX · TREE

Mango — Langra Banarasi(aam — Langra Banarasi (لنگڑا بنارسی))

Mangifera indica var. Langra Banarasi

USDA 10-11

food

Mango — Neelum (Mangifera indica var. Neelum)

CLIMAX · TREE

Mango — Neelum(aam — Neelum (نیلم))

Mangifera indica var. Neelum

USDA 10-11

food

Mango — Rataul (Mangifera indica var. Rataul)

CLIMAX · TREE

Mango — Rataul(aam — Rataul (رتول))

Mangifera indica var. Rataul

USDA 10-11

food

Mango — Saroli (Mangifera indica var. Saroli)

CLIMAX · TREE

Mango — Saroli(aam — Saroli (سرولی))

Mangifera indica var. Saroli

USDA 10-11

food

Mango — Sindhri (Mangifera indica var. Sindhri)

CLIMAX · TREE

Mango — Sindhri(aam — Sindhri (سندھڑی))

Mangifera indica var. Sindhri

USDA 10-11

food · timber

Mango — Suvernarekha (Mangifera indica var. Suvernarekha)

CLIMAX · TREE

Mango — Suvernarekha(aam — Suvernarekha (سونے کی لکیر))

Mangifera indica var. Suvernarekha

USDA 10-11

food

Mango — Totapuri (Bangalora) (Mangifera indica var. Totapuri)

CLIMAX · TREE

Mango — Totapuri (Bangalora)(aam — Totapuri (طوطا پری))

Mangifera indica var. Totapuri

USDA 10-11

food

Mangrove Grass (Sea Billy-Goat Grass) (Aeluropus lagopoides)

PIONEER · GRASS

Mangrove Grass (Sea Billy-Goat Grass)(lumb / khar)

Aeluropus lagopoides

USDA 9-11

fodder · mulch · windbreak

Manila Tamarind (Jungle Jalebi) (Pithecellobium dulce)

SECONDARY · TREE

Manila Tamarind (Jungle Jalebi)(jungle jalebi / ganga imli)

Pithecellobium dulce

USDA 9-12

food · fodder · nitrogen fixing

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Marigold(genda)

Tagetes erecta

USDA 10-11

medicinal

SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER

Marjoram(marzanjosh)

Origanum majorana

USDA 9-11

food · medicinal

SECONDARY · SHRUB

Meyer lemon(meeṭha limu (میٹھا لیموں))

Citrus × meyeri

USDA 8-11

food

PIONEER · SHRUB

Moringa

Moringa oleifera

USDA 9-12

food · fodder · medicinal

Mosambi (sweet orange) (Citrus sinensis cv. Mosambi)

CLIMAX · TREE

Mosambi (sweet orange)(Mosambi (موسمی))

Citrus sinensis cv. Mosambi

USDA 9-11

food

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Moth Bean(mut)

Vigna aconitifolia

USDA 9-11

food · nitrogen fixing · fodder

CLIMAX · SHRUB

Mountain Sageretia(grangar)

Sageretia thea

USDA 9-11

food · medicinal

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Mung Bean(moong)

Vigna radiata

USDA 10-12

food · nitrogen fixing · mulch