PIONEER · TREE
Khejri
Prosopis cineraria
USDA 9-11fodder · fuel · nitrogen fixing
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286 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
Khip(khip)
Leptadenia pyrotechnica
USDA 9-11fodder · fuel · windbreak
PIONEER · TREE
Kikar
Acacia nilotica
USDA 9-12fuel · timber · fodder · nitrogen fixing
SECONDARY · CLIMBER
Kiwi — Hayward(kiwi (کیوی))
Actinidia deliciosa cv. Hayward
USDA 7-9food
PIONEER · SHRUB
Lantana(panch phuli)
Lantana camara
USDA 9-11medicinal · mulch
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Lavender(ustukhuddoos)
Lavandula angustifolia
USDA 5-9medicinal
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Leafless Milkweed Shrub(barara / bata)
Periploca aphylla
USDA 9-11medicinal · fodder · fuel
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Leek(gandana)
Allium ampeloprasum
USDA 6-9food
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Lentil(masoor)
Lens culinaris
USDA 5-10food · nitrogen fixing
SECONDARY · CLIMBER
Lesser Yam(choti zamin kand)
Dioscorea esculenta
USDA 9-12food
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Lettuce(salaad patta)
Lactuca sativa
USDA 4-9food
PIONEER · TREE
Leucaena
Leucaena leucocephala
USDA 9-11fodder · nitrogen fixing · fuel · mulch
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Licorice(mulethi)
Glycyrrhiza glabra
USDA 6-10medicinal · nitrogen fixing · mulch
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Lima Bean(sem)
Phaseolus lunatus
USDA 9-12food · nitrogen fixing
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
CLIMAX · TREE
Malta blood orange(Malta (مالٹا))
Citrus sinensis cv. Malta
USDA 9-11food
PIONEER · GRASS
Mangrove Grass (Sea Billy-Goat Grass)(lumb / khar)
Aeluropus lagopoides
USDA 9-11fodder · mulch · windbreak
SECONDARY · TREE
Manila Tamarind (Jungle Jalebi)(jungle jalebi / ganga imli)
Pithecellobium dulce
USDA 9-12food · fodder · nitrogen fixing
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Marjoram(marzanjosh)
Origanum majorana
USDA 9-11food · medicinal
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Meyer lemon(meeṭha limu (میٹھا لیموں))
Citrus × meyeri
USDA 8-11food
PIONEER · SHRUB
Moringa
Moringa oleifera
USDA 9-12food · fodder · medicinal
CLIMAX · TREE
Mosambi (sweet orange)(Mosambi (موسمی))
Citrus sinensis cv. Mosambi
USDA 9-11food
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Moth Bean(mut)
Vigna aconitifolia
USDA 9-11food · nitrogen fixing · fodder
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Mountain Milkvetch
Astragalus grahamianus
USDA 6-9nitrogen fixing · fodder
CLIMAX · SHRUB
Mountain Sageretia(grangar)
Sageretia thea
USDA 9-11food · medicinal
SECONDARY · TREE
Mulberry — black (shahtoot)(shahtoot siyaah (شہتوت سیاہ))
Morus nigra
USDA 6-9food · fodder · medicinal
SECONDARY · TREE
Mulberry — white sweet (shahtoot sufaid)(shahtoot sufaid (شہتوت سفید))
Morus alba var. dulcis
USDA 4-9food · fodder
PIONEER · GRASS
Munj Sweetcane(munj)
Saccharum bengalense
USDA 8-11mulch · fodder
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Mustard Greens(sarson saag)
Brassica juncea
USDA 6-11food
PIONEER · GRASS
Napier Grass(napier ghaas)
Cenchrus purpureus
USDA 9-11fodder · mulch · windbreak
CLIMAX · CLIMBER
Nepal Ivy(barm, bandar)
Hedera nepalensis
USDA 6-10medicinal · mulch
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Niger(ramtil)
Guizotia abyssinica
USDA 3-11food
PIONEER · GRASS
Oats(jai)
Avena sativa
USDA 3-9food · fodder
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Oleander(kaner)
Nerium oleander
USDA 8-11windbreak · medicinal
CLIMAX · TREE
Olive
Olea europaea
USDA 8-11food
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 · TREE
Orchid Tree(kachnar)
Bauhinia variegata
USDA 9-11food · fodder · medicinal · nitrogen fixing
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Oregano(sathra)
Origanum vulgare
USDA 4-10food · medicinal
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Parsley(aazmoda)
Petroselinum crispum
USDA 5-9food · medicinal
SECONDARY · CLIMBER
Passion Fruit(passion fruit)
Passiflora edulis
USDA 9-12food · medicinal
SECONDARY · TREE
Peach — Florida Prince (low-chill)(aaloo bukhara (آڑو))
Prunus persica cv. Florida Prince
USDA 5-9food
CLIMAX · TREE
Pear — Le Conte(naashpaati — Le Conte (ناشپاتی))
Pyrus communis × P. pyrifolia cv. Le Conte
USDA 5-9food
CLIMAX · TREE
Pecan(pecan (پی کین))
Carya illinoinensis
USDA 6-9food · timber