Plants

What grows where, and why.

480 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 480 plants

SECONDARY · SHRUB

Karonda(karonda (کرونڈا))

Carissa carandas

USDA 9-11

food · medicinal

SECONDARY · SHRUB

Katuk

Breynia androgyna

USDA 10-12

food · mulch · windbreak

Khair (Catechu Acacia) (Senegalia catechu)

SECONDARY · TREE

Khair (Catechu Acacia)(khair)

Senegalia catechu

USDA 10-12

timber · fuel · nitrogen fixing

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

Kiwi — Hayward (Actinidia deliciosa cv. Hayward)

SECONDARY · CLIMBER

Kiwi — Hayward(kiwi (کیوی))

Actinidia deliciosa cv. Hayward

USDA 7-9

food

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

SECONDARY · SHRUB

Lavender(ustukhuddoos)

Lavandula angustifolia

USDA 5-9

medicinal

Leafless Milkweed Shrub (Periploca aphylla)

SECONDARY · SHRUB

Leafless Milkweed Shrub(barara / bata)

Periploca aphylla

USDA 9-11

medicinal · fodder · fuel

SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER

Leek(gandana)

Allium ampeloprasum

USDA 6-9

food

SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER

Lemon Balm(badranjboya)

Melissa officinalis

USDA 3-7

food · medicinal

SECONDARY · TREE

Lemon myrtle

Backhousia citriodora

USDA 9-11

food · medicinal · windbreak

PIONEER · GRASS

Lemongrass(khawi)

Cymbopogon citratus

USDA 10-11

food · medicinal · mulch

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Lentil(masoor)

Lens culinaris

USDA 7-11

food · nitrogen fixing

SECONDARY · CLIMBER

Lesser Yam(choti zamin kand)

Dioscorea esculenta

USDA 9-12

food

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Lettuce(salaad patta)

Lactuca sativa

USDA 8-10

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

SECONDARY · TREE

Lilly pilly

Syzygium smithii

USDA 9-11

food · windbreak

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

CLIMAX · TREE

Longan tree(longan (لونگن))

Dimocarpus longan

USDA 9-11

food · timber · windbreak

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

Lychee tree(litchi (لیچی))

Litchi chinensis

USDA 9-11

food · timber · windbreak

CLIMAX · TREE

Macadamia tree

Macadamia integrifolia

USDA 9-11

food · timber · windbreak

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 (South Punjab Anwar Ratol) (Mangifera indica var. Anwar Suri)

CLIMAX · TREE

Mango — Anwar Suri (South Punjab Anwar Ratol)(aam — Anwar Suri (انور سوری))

Mangifera indica var. Anwar Suri

USDA 10-11

food

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

CLIMAX · TREE

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

Mangifera indica var. Langra Banarasi

USDA 10-11

food

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

CLIMAX · TREE

Mango — Banganpalli (Benishan)(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 — Neelum (Mangifera indica var. Neelum)

CLIMAX · TREE

Mango — Neelum(aam — Neelum (نیلم))

Mangifera indica var. Neelum

USDA 10-11

food

Mango — Rataul (Original Lineage) (Mangifera indica var. Rataul)

CLIMAX · TREE

Mango — Rataul (Original Lineage)(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