PIONEER · SHRUB
Adenium
Adenium obesum
USDA 10-12medicinal
Plants
What grows where, and why.
130 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.
Filter by USDA hardiness zone
Showing 48 of 130 plants · clear filters
PIONEER · TREE
African moringa
Moringa stenopetala
USDA 10-11food · fodder · medicinal · mulch · windbreak
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Ajwain(ajwain)
Trachyspermum ammi
USDA 9-11food · medicinal
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Alfalfa(lucern)
Medicago sativa
USDA 3-11fodder · nitrogen fixing · mulch
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Aloe Vera(kanwar gandal)
Aloe vera
USDA 9-12medicinal
PIONEER · SHRUB
Apple of Sodom(aak)
Calotropis procera
USDA 9-11medicinal · mulch
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Armenian Cucumber(tar kakri)
Cucumis melo var. flexuosus
USDA 10-11food
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Ash Gourd(petha)
Benincasa hispida
USDA 10-12food · medicinal
PIONEER · TREE
Athel Tamarisk(frash)
Tamarix aphylla
USDA 8-11windbreak · fuel · timber
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Balloon Vine(kanphuti)
Cardiospermum halicacabum
USDA 9-11medicinal
PIONEER · TREE
Banana — Cavendish(kela (کیلا))
Musa acuminata cv. Cavendish (AAA group)
USDA 9-11food
PIONEER · TREE
Ber
Ziziphus mauritiana
USDA 9-11food · fodder · fuel
PIONEER · GRASS
Bermuda Grass (Bahama Grass)(khabbal / dhub)
Cynodon dactylon
USDA 7-11fodder · mulch · medicinal
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Berseem Clover(berseem)
Trifolium alexandrinum
USDA 8-11fodder · nitrogen fixing · mulch
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Bitter Gourd(karela)
Momordica charantia
USDA 10-12food · medicinal
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Black Cumin(kalonji)
Nigella sativa
USDA 2-11food · medicinal
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Black Gram(mash)
Vigna mungo
USDA 10-12food · nitrogen fixing
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Blond Psyllium(isabgol)
Plantago ovata
USDA 9-11medicinal · food
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Bottle Gourd(lauki)
Lagenaria siceraria
USDA 9-12food
PIONEER · GRASS
Buffel Grass(dhaman)
Cenchrus ciliaris
USDA 9-12fodder · mulch
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Calendula(zergul)
Calendula officinalis
USDA 9-11medicinal
PIONEER · SHRUB
Calliandra fodder shrub
Calliandra calothyrsus
USDA 9-12fodder · nitrogen fixing · mulch · fuel
PIONEER · SHRUB
Caper Bush(kabar)
Capparis spinosa
USDA 8-11food · medicinal
PIONEER · SHRUB
Castor(arand)
Ricinus communis
USDA 9-11medicinal · mulch
PIONEER · TREE
Casuarina she-oak
Casuarina equisetifolia
USDA 9-11windbreak · timber · fuel · nitrogen fixing · mulch
PIONEER · GRASS
Cattail(pater)
Typha latifolia
USDA 3-11food · mulch
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Centro(centro)
Centrosema pubescens
USDA 10-12fodder · nitrogen fixing · mulch
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Chaulai(chaulai)
Amaranthus tricolor
USDA 10-11food
PIONEER · SHRUB
Chaya tree spinach
Cnidoscolus aconitifolius
USDA 9-11food · fodder · mulch
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Chickpea(chana)
Cicer arietinum
USDA 9-11food · nitrogen fixing · fodder
PIONEER · GRASS
Chinese Water Chestnut(singara chini)
Eleocharis dulcis
USDA 9-11food
PIONEER · SHRUB
Cluster Bean(guar)
Cyamopsis tetragonoloba
USDA 10-12food · nitrogen fixing · fodder
PIONEER · SHRUB
Coffee Senna(kasondi)
Senna occidentalis
USDA 9-11medicinal · nitrogen fixing · mulch
PIONEER · GRASS
Cogon Grass(dab)
Imperata cylindrica
USDA 5-11mulch · fodder
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Colocynth (Bitter Apple)(tumma / kortuma)
Citrullus colocynthis
USDA 9-11medicinal · mulch
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Common Bean(frans bean)
Phaseolus vulgaris
USDA 10-11food · nitrogen fixing
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Coriander(dhania)
Coriandrum sativum
USDA 8-11food · medicinal
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Cowpea(lobia)
Vigna unguiculata
USDA 9-12food · fodder · nitrogen fixing
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Cucumber(kheera)
Cucumis sativus
USDA 10-11food
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Cumin(zeera)
Cuminum cyminum
USDA 10-11food · medicinal
PIONEER · GRASS
Desert Bunch Grass (Du’a Grass)(murat / gharam)
Panicum turgidum
USDA 9-11fodder · windbreak · food
PIONEER · SHRUB
Desert Cotton(bui)
Aerva javanica
USDA 9-11fodder · medicinal · mulch
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Dill(sowa)
Anethum graveolens
USDA 8-11food · medicinal
PIONEER · GRASS
Feather Speargrass (Bushman Grass)(lamb / pilchi-ghas)
Stipagrostis plumosa
USDA 8-11fodder · windbreak · mulch
PIONEER · GRASS
Finger Millet(mandua)
Eleusine coracana
USDA 9-12food · fodder
PIONEER · GRASS
Foxtail Millet(kakum)
Setaria italica
USDA 10-12food · fodder
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Gotu Kola(brahmi booti)
Centella asiatica
USDA 9-12medicinal · food
PIONEER · TREE
Grey Mangrove(timar)
Avicennia marina
USDA 10-12fodder · fuel · windbreak