Plants

What grows where, and why.

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.

Showing 48 of 398 plants

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

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Mountain Milkvetch

Astragalus grahamianus

USDA 6-9

nitrogen fixing · fodder

CLIMAX · SHRUB

Mountain Sageretia(grangar)

Sageretia thea

USDA 9-11

food · medicinal

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 · GROUNDCOVER

Mung Bean(moong)

Vigna radiata

USDA 10-12

food · nitrogen fixing · mulch

PIONEER · GRASS

Munj Sweetcane(munj)

Saccharum bengalense

USDA 8-11

mulch · fodder

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Mustard Greens(sarson saag)

Brassica juncea

USDA 6-11

food

PIONEER · GRASS

Napier Grass(napier ghaas)

Cenchrus purpureus

USDA 9-11

fodder · mulch · windbreak

SECONDARY · TREE

Neem

Azadirachta indica

USDA 10-12

medicinal · timber · fuel

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

Okra(bhindi)

Abelmoschus esculentus

USDA 10-11

food

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 · TREE

Orchid Tree(kachnar)

Bauhinia variegata

USDA 9-11

food · fodder · medicinal · nitrogen fixing

SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER

Oregano(sathra)

Origanum vulgare

USDA 4-10

food · medicinal

Papaya — Red Lady (Carica papaya cv. Red Lady)

PIONEER · TREE

Papaya — Red Lady(papita (پپیتا))

Carica papaya cv. Red Lady

USDA 10-12

food · medicinal

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Parsley(aazmoda)

Petroselinum crispum

USDA 5-9

food · medicinal

SECONDARY · CLIMBER

Passion Fruit(passion fruit)

Passiflora edulis

USDA 9-12

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

PIONEER · GRASS

Pearl Millet(bajra)

Cenchrus americanus

USDA 10-12

food · fodder

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

SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER

Perilla(beefsteak plant)

Perilla frutescens

USDA 9-11

food · medicinal

Persian Lilac Jujube (Elanai) (Ziziphus oxyphylla)

SECONDARY · TREE

Persian Lilac Jujube (Elanai)(elanai / bera)

Ziziphus oxyphylla

USDA 8-10

medicinal · food · fuel

Persian lime (Citrus latifolia cv. Bearss)

SECONDARY · TREE

Persian lime(sweet lime / nimbu (نمبو))

Citrus latifolia cv. Bearss

USDA 9-11

food

CLIMAX · TREE

Persimmon (Japanese)(amlok / Japani phal (املوک))

Diospyros kaki

USDA 7-10

food

PIONEER · SHRUB

Phog(phog)

Calligonum polygonoides

USDA 9-11

fodder · fuel · windbreak

PIONEER · TREE

Phulai(phulai)

Acacia modesta

USDA 9-11

fuel · timber · fodder · nitrogen fixing

PIONEER · SHRUB

Physic Nut(jangli arand)

Jatropha curcas

USDA 10-12

fuel · medicinal · windbreak

PIONEER · SHRUB

Pigeon pea

Cajanus cajan

USDA 9-12

food · fodder · nitrogen fixing

PIONEER · SHRUB

Pioneer Caralluma(pamanki)

Caralluma edulis

USDA 9-11

food · medicinal

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