PIONEER · CLIMBER
Sponge Gourd(tori)
Luffa aegyptiaca
USDA 10-12food
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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.
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PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Spreading Hogweed (Punarnava)(itsit / punarnava)
Boerhavia diffusa
USDA 9-11medicinal · food · mulch
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Spring Onion(hari pyaaz)
Allium fistulosum
USDA 4-9food
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 · GROUNDCOVER
Thyme(satar)
Thymus vulgaris
USDA 5-9food · medicinal
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
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Turnip(shalgam)
Brassica rapa subsp. rapa
USDA 3-9food · fodder
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
CLIMAX · TREE
Walnut
Juglans regia
USDA 5-9food · timber
CLIMAX · TREE
Walnut — Chandler(akhrot — Chandler (اخروٹ چاندلر))
Juglans regia cv. Chandler
USDA 5-9food · timber
CLIMAX · TREE
Walnut — Hartley(akhrot — Hartley (اخروٹ ہارٹلے))
Juglans regia cv. Hartley
USDA 5-9food · timber
CLIMAX · TREE
Walnut — Pakistani local (Chakian)(akhrot (اخروٹ))
Juglans regia (Pakistani landrace)
USDA 5-9food · timber
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
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Webb’s Rose(chal)
Rosa webbiana
USDA 5-9food · medicinal
CLIMAX · TREE
West Himalayan Fir(partal)
Abies pindrow
USDA 7-9timber · windbreak
PIONEER · GRASS
Wheat(gandum)
Triticum aestivum
USDA 3-9food · fodder
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
White Clover(safed clover)
Trifolium repens
USDA 4-9fodder · nitrogen fixing · mulch
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
White Lupin(turmus)
Lupinus albus
USDA 7-10food · fodder · nitrogen fixing
PIONEER · SHRUB
White Tephrosia(safed sarphonk)
Tephrosia candida
USDA 9-11nitrogen fixing · mulch · fodder
SECONDARY · TREE
White mulberry
Morus alba
USDA 4-9food · fodder · timber
PIONEER · TREE
White-Bark Acacia(safed kikar)
Vachellia leucophloea
USDA 10-11fodder · fuel · nitrogen fixing
CLIMAX · SHRUB
Wild Almond (Brahui Almond)(badam kohi)
Prunus eburnea
USDA 7-9food · fuel · fodder
SECONDARY · TREE
Wild Himalayan Pear(batangi / tangi)
Pyrus pashia
USDA 5-9food · fuel · timber