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

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 · TREE

Medlar

Mespilus germanica

USDA 5-8

food

SECONDARY · SHRUB

Meyer lemon(meeṭha limu (میٹھا لیموں))

Citrus × meyeri

USDA 8-11

food

PIONEER · TREE

Mimosa silk tree(gul-e-abresham)

Albizia julibrissin

USDA 6-9

timber · fuel · medicinal · nitrogen fixing · mulch

PIONEER · CLIMBER

Money plant(money plant)

Epipremnum aureum

USDA 10-12

medicinal

CLIMAX · TREE

Morinda Spruce(kachal)

Picea smithiana

USDA 6-8

timber · windbreak

PIONEER · TREE

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

Mulberry — black (shahtoot) (Morus nigra)

SECONDARY · TREE

Mulberry — black (shahtoot)(shahtoot siyaah (شہتوت سیاہ))

Morus nigra

USDA 6-9

food · fodder · medicinal

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

SECONDARY · SHRUB

Nanking cherry

Prunus tomentosa

USDA 2-7

food · windbreak · mulch

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

SECONDARY · CLIMBER

Nepal Ivy(barm, bandar)

Hedera nepalensis

USDA 6-10

medicinal · mulch

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Niger(ramtil)

Guizotia abyssinica

USDA 9-11

food

SECONDARY · TREE

Noni tree

Morinda citrifolia

USDA 11-12

food · medicinal · windbreak

PIONEER · GRASS

Oats(jai)

Avena sativa

USDA 7-10

food · fodder

SECONDARY · SHRUB

Okra(bhindi)

Abelmoschus esculentus

USDA 10-11

food

SECONDARY · SHRUB

Oleander(kaner)

Nerium oleander

USDA 8-11

windbreak · medicinal

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

Pashtun Juniper (Obusht / Ziarat Juniper) (Juniperus excelsa subsp. polycarpos)

CLIMAX · TREE

Pashtun Juniper (Obusht / Ziarat Juniper)(صنوبر / اوبشت)

Juniperus excelsa subsp. polycarpos

USDA 6-9

timber · fuel · windbreak

SECONDARY · CLIMBER

Passion Fruit(passion fruit)

Passiflora edulis

USDA 9-12

food · medicinal

SECONDARY · TREE

Pawpaw tree

Asimina triloba

USDA 5-9

food

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 3-11

food · medicinal

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Perennial pinto peanut

Arachis pintoi

USDA 8-11

fodder · nitrogen fixing · mulch