PIONEER · CLIMBER
Sarsaparilla Greenbrier(ushba)
Smilax aspera
USDA 8-11medicinal · food
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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 · GROUNDCOVER
Sesame(til)
Sesamum indicum
USDA 10-11food · medicinal
PIONEER · SHRUB
Sesbania
Sesbania bispinosa
USDA 9-11nitrogen fixing · fodder · mulch
PIONEER · GRASS
Sewan Grass (Desert Grass)(gorkha / sewan)
Lasiurus scindicus
USDA 9-11fodder · windbreak · mulch
SECONDARY · TREE
Shisham
Dalbergia sissoo
USDA 9-12timber · fodder · nitrogen fixing
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Shoe Flower(gurhal)
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
USDA 9-12medicinal · mulch
PIONEER · SHRUB
Showy Crotalaria(jhumka)
Crotalaria spectabilis
USDA 9-11nitrogen fixing · mulch · medicinal
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Shrubby Pencil Flower (Wild Stylo)
Stylosanthes fruticosa
USDA 9-11nitrogen fixing · fodder · mulch
PIONEER · SHRUB
Shrubby Sea-Blite(lani / kharo lana)
Suaeda fruticosa
USDA 6-10fodder · food · fuel
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Siratro(siratro)
Macroptilium atropurpureum
USDA 8-12fodder · nitrogen fixing · mulch
PIONEER · TREE
Siris(siris)
Albizia lebbeck
USDA 9-11fodder · timber · nitrogen fixing · windbreak
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Snake Gourd(chichinda)
Trichosanthes cucumerina
USDA 10-12food · medicinal
PIONEER · GRASS
Sorghum(jowar)
Sorghum bicolor
USDA 10-12food · fodder · mulch
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Soybean(soya bean)
Glycine max
USDA 10-11food · nitrogen fixing · fodder
PIONEER · GRASS
Spear Grass(sariala)
Heteropogon contortus
USDA 8-12fodder · mulch
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Spearmint(podina)
Mentha spicata
USDA 5-11food · medicinal
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Spinach(palak)
Spinacia oleracea
USDA 2-11food
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Sponge Gourd(tori)
Luffa aegyptiaca
USDA 10-12food
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Spreading Hogweed (Punarnava)(itsit / punarnava)
Boerhavia diffusa
USDA 9-11medicinal · food · mulch
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Stevia(meethi tulsi)
Stevia rebaudiana
USDA 9-11food · medicinal
PIONEER · SHRUB
Stocks’ Saltwort (Lana)(lana)
Haloxylon stocksii
USDA 9-11fodder · fuel · windbreak
SECONDARY · CLIMBER
Stranglewort (Soldier Vine)(khip-bel)
Cynanchum acutum
USDA 7-10medicinal · fodder
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Strawberry(strawberry)
Fragaria × ananassa
USDA 3-10food
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Sunflower(suraj mukhi)
Helianthus annuus
USDA 10-11food · fodder
PIONEER · SHRUB
Sunn hemp
Crotalaria juncea
USDA 10-12nitrogen fixing · mulch
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Sweet Basil(niazbo)
Ocimum basilicum
USDA 10-11food · medicinal
SECONDARY · TREE
Sweet Indrajao(indarjau)
Wrightia tinctoria
USDA 10-11medicinal · timber
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Sweet Potato(shakarqandi)
Ipomoea batatas
USDA 9-11food · fodder · mulch
SECONDARY · TREE
Sweet lime — seedless(meeṭha nimbu (میٹھا نمبو))
Citrus limettioides cv. seedless
USDA 9-11food · medicinal
PIONEER · GRASS
Tall Reed(nar)
Phragmites karka
USDA 7-11mulch · fodder
CLIMAX · TREE
Tamarind(imli (املی))
Tamarindus indica
USDA 10-11food · medicinal · timber
PIONEER · SHRUB
Tanner’s Cassia(tarwar)
Senna auriculata
USDA 9-11medicinal · nitrogen fixing · mulch
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Taro(arvi)
Colocasia esculenta
USDA 8-12food
SECONDARY · CLIMBER
Tomato(tamatar)
Solanum lycopersicum
USDA 10-11food
SECONDARY · TREE
Toothbrush Tree (Mustard Tree)(jaal / pilu)
Salvadora persica
USDA 9-12food · medicinal · windbreak
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Toria(toria)
Brassica campestris
USDA 6-10food · fodder
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Trefoil Rattlepod(jhunjhunia)
Crotalaria medicaginea
USDA 9-11nitrogen fixing · fodder · mulch
PIONEER · SHRUB
True Indigo(neel)
Indigofera tinctoria
USDA 10-12nitrogen fixing · medicinal · mulch
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Turmeric(haldi)
Curcuma longa
USDA 8-11food · medicinal
PIONEER · TREE
Vegetable Hummingbird(agasti)
Sesbania grandiflora
USDA 10-12food · fodder · nitrogen fixing · mulch
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Velvet Bean(kewanch)
Mucuna pruriens
USDA 10-12food · nitrogen fixing · medicinal · mulch
PIONEER · GRASS
Vetiver(khus)
Chrysopogon zizanioides
USDA 8-11mulch · medicinal · windbreak
PIONEER · SHRUB
Virgin’s Mantle(dhamasa)
Fagonia cretica
USDA 8-11medicinal
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Water Chestnut(singhara)
Trapa natans
USDA 6-11food
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Water Hyssop(brahmi)
Bacopa monnieri
USDA 8-11medicinal
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Water Spinach(kalmi saag)
Ipomoea aquatica
USDA 9-11food · fodder
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Watercress(jal kumbhi)
Nasturtium officinale
USDA 6-11food · medicinal
SECONDARY · CLIMBER
Watermelon(tarbooz)
Citrullus lanatus
USDA 10-11food