SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Perilla(beefsteak plant)
Perilla frutescens
USDA 9-11food · medicinal
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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.
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Persian Lilac Jujube (Elanai)(elanai / bera)
Ziziphus oxyphylla
USDA 8-10medicinal · food · fuel
SECONDARY · TREE
Persian lime(sweet lime / nimbu (نمبو))
Citrus latifolia cv. Bearss
USDA 9-11food
CLIMAX · TREE
Persimmon (Japanese)(amlok / Japani phal (املوک))
Diospyros kaki
USDA 7-10food
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Phacelia
Phacelia tanacetifolia
USDA 7-10mulch · fodder
PIONEER · SHRUB
Phog(phog)
Calligonum polygonoides
USDA 9-11fodder · fuel · windbreak
PIONEER · TREE
Phulai(phulai)
Acacia modesta
USDA 9-11fuel · timber · fodder · nitrogen fixing
PIONEER · SHRUB
Physic Nut(jangli arand)
Jatropha curcas
USDA 10-12fuel · medicinal · windbreak
PIONEER · SHRUB
Pigeon pea
Cajanus cajan
USDA 9-12food · fodder · nitrogen fixing
PIONEER · SHRUB
Pioneer Caralluma(pamanki)
Caralluma edulis
USDA 9-11food · medicinal
CLIMAX · TREE
Pistachio (Pakistani)(pista (پستہ))
Pistacia vera
USDA 7-11food
SECONDARY · TREE
Plum — Aloo Bukhara (subcontinent)(aaloo bukhara (آلو بخارا))
Prunus salicina
USDA 5-9food
SECONDARY · TREE
Plum — Satsuma(aloo bukhara — Satsuma (آلو بخارا))
Prunus salicina cv. Satsuma
USDA 5-9food
SECONDARY · TREE
Pomegranate — Bedana (seedless)(anaar bedana (انار بیدانہ))
Punica granatum cv. Bedana
USDA 7-11food · medicinal
CLIMAX · TREE
Pomegranate — Ganesh(anaar — Ganesh (انار گنیش))
Punica granatum cv. Ganesh
USDA 7-11food · medicinal
SECONDARY · TREE
Pomegranate — Kandhari(anaar — Kandhari (انار قندہاری))
Punica granatum cv. Kandhari
USDA 7-11food · medicinal
CLIMAX · TREE
Pomegranate — Wonderful(anaar — Wonderful (انار وَنڈرفُل))
Punica granatum cv. Wonderful
USDA 7-11food
PIONEER · TREE
Pongamia karanja(sukh chain (سکھ چین) / karanj (کرنج))
Pongamia pinnata
USDA 10-12fuel · timber · medicinal · nitrogen fixing · mulch · windbreak
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Potato(aaloo)
Solanum tuberosum
USDA 8-11food
PIONEER · SHRUB
Prickly pear cactus(nagphani)
Opuntia ficus-indica
USDA 8-11food · fodder · fuel · windbreak
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Prophet’s Cucumber (Globe Cucumber)(kachri-jangli)
Cucumis prophetarum
USDA 9-11medicinal · food
PIONEER · GRASS
Proso Millet(cheena)
Panicum miliaceum
USDA 9-11food · fodder
SECONDARY · CLIMBER
Pumpkin(kaddu)
Cucurbita moschata
USDA 10-12food
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Puncture Vine (Caltrop)(bhakra / gokhru)
Tribulus terrestris
USDA 9-11medicinal · fodder · mulch
SECONDARY · TREE
Punjab Fig (Wild Himalayan Fig)(phagwara / injir)
Ficus palmata
USDA 8-11food · fodder · fuel
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Purslane(kulfa)
Portulaca oleracea
USDA 9-11food · medicinal
SECONDARY · TREE
Quandong
Santalum acuminatum
USDA 9-11food · medicinal · fuel
PIONEER · TREE
Quickstick(gliricidia)
Gliricidia sepium
USDA 10-12fodder · nitrogen fixing · fuel · mulch
SECONDARY · TREE
Quince tree(bihi)
Cydonia oblonga
USDA 5-9food
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Radish(mooli)
Raphanus sativus
USDA 6-11food
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Red Clover(shaftal)
Trifolium pratense
USDA 3-9nitrogen fixing · fodder
SECONDARY · TREE
Red Mangrove(kamo / timar)
Rhizophora mucronata
USDA 11-12fuel · fodder · timber
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Red currant
Ribes rubrum
USDA 3-7food · mulch
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Rhubarb
Rheum rhabarbarum
USDA 3-8food · medicinal
PIONEER · GRASS
Rice(dhan)
Oryza sativa
USDA 9-11food · fodder
SECONDARY · GRASS
Ringed Dichanthium(palwan)
Dichanthium annulatum
USDA 8-11fodder · mulch
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Rocket(tara mira)
Eruca sativa
USDA 7-10food
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Rosary Pea(ratti)
Abrus precatorius
USDA 10-12medicinal · nitrogen fixing
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Rosemary(rosemary)
Salvia rosmarinus
USDA 7-10food · medicinal
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Roundleaf Cotoneaster(luni)
Cotoneaster nummularius
USDA 4-8fuel · windbreak
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Royle’s Mint(podina)
Mentha royleana
USDA 5-9food · medicinal
PIONEER · TREE
Russian Olive(ghwaraskey)
Elaeagnus angustifolia
USDA 2-7nitrogen fixing · food · windbreak
SECONDARY · TREE
Sacred Fig(pipal)
Ficus religiosa
USDA 10-12windbreak · fodder · medicinal
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Safflower(kusum)
Carthamus tinctorius
USDA 8-11food · medicinal
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Saffron(zafran)
Crocus sativus
USDA 6-9food · medicinal
PIONEER · GRASS
Sand Dropseed (Feather Dropseed)(khabbal-ghas)
Sporobolus ioclados
USDA 9-11fodder · mulch · windbreak
CLIMAX · TREE
Sapota (chiku)(chiku (چیکو))
Manilkara zapota
USDA 10-12food · timber
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Sarsaparilla Greenbrier(ushba)
Smilax aspera
USDA 8-11medicinal · food