Plants

What grows where, and why.

36 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

Alfalfa(lucern)

Medicago sativa

USDA 3-11

fodder · nitrogen fixing · mulch

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Bathua(bathua)

Chenopodium album

USDA 3-10

food · fodder

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Black Cumin(kalonji)

Nigella sativa

USDA 2-11

food · medicinal

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Black Mustard(raee)

Brassica nigra

USDA 5-10

food · medicinal

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Broad Bean(baqla)

Vicia faba

USDA 6-10

food · nitrogen fixing · fodder

PIONEER · GRASS

Cattail(pater)

Typha latifolia

USDA 3-11

food · mulch

PIONEER · GRASS

Cogon Grass(dab)

Imperata cylindrica

USDA 5-11

mulch · fodder

PIONEER · CLIMBER

Common Vetch(kasni)

Vicia sativa

USDA 5-9

fodder · nitrogen fixing · mulch

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Dandelion(hand)

Taraxacum officinale

USDA 3-9

food · medicinal

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Dill(sowa)

Anethum graveolens

USDA 2-11

food · medicinal

PIONEER · TREE

Euphrates Poplar(bahan)

Populus euphratica

USDA 5-9

timber · fuel · windbreak

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Fenugreek(methi)

Trigonella foenum-graecum

USDA 6-10

food · medicinal · nitrogen fixing

PIONEER · CLIMBER

Garden Pea(matar)

Pisum sativum

USDA 2-11

food · nitrogen fixing

PIONEER · CLIMBER

Hairy Vetch(hairy vetch)

Vicia villosa

USDA 4-9

fodder · nitrogen fixing · mulch

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Indian Sweet Clover(senji)

Melilotus indicus

USDA 5-9

fodder · nitrogen fixing · mulch

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Lentil(masoor)

Lens culinaris

USDA 5-10

food · nitrogen fixing

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Lettuce(salaad patta)

Lactuca sativa

USDA 4-9

food

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Linseed(alsi)

Linum usitatissimum

USDA 5-11

food · medicinal · timber

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Mustard Greens(sarson saag)

Brassica juncea

USDA 6-11

food

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Niger(ramtil)

Guizotia abyssinica

USDA 3-11

food

PIONEER · GRASS

Oats(jai)

Avena sativa

USDA 3-9

food · fodder

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Parsley(aazmoda)

Petroselinum crispum

USDA 5-9

food · medicinal

PIONEER · GRASS

Proso Millet(cheena)

Panicum miliaceum

USDA 4-9

food · fodder

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Radish(mooli)

Raphanus sativus

USDA 2-11

food

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Rocket(tara mira)

Eruca sativa

USDA 3-10

food

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Safflower(kusum)

Carthamus tinctorius

USDA 4-11

food · medicinal

PIONEER · SHRUB

Sea buckthorn

Hippophae rhamnoides

USDA 3-8

food · medicinal · nitrogen fixing

PIONEER · CLIMBER

Smallflower Clematis

Clematis grata

USDA 6-9

medicinal · fodder

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Spearmint(podina)

Mentha spicata

USDA 5-11

food · medicinal

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Spinach(palak)

Spinacia oleracea

USDA 2-11

food

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Strawberry(strawberry)

Fragaria × ananassa

USDA 3-10

food

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Toria(toria)

Brassica campestris

USDA 6-10

food · fodder

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Watercress(jal kumbhi)

Nasturtium officinale

USDA 6-11

food · medicinal

PIONEER · GRASS

Wheat(gandum)

Triticum aestivum

USDA 3-9

food · fodder

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

White Clover(safed clover)

Trifolium repens

USDA 4-9

fodder · nitrogen fixing · mulch

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Wild Mint(jangli podina)

Mentha longifolia

USDA 6-9

medicinal · food