Plants

What grows where, and why.

45 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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Alfalfa(lucern)

Medicago sativa

USDA 3-11

fodder · nitrogen fixing · mulch

PIONEER · SHRUB

Autumn olive

Elaeagnus umbellata

USDA 4-9

food · nitrogen fixing · windbreak · mulch

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Bathua(bathua)

Chenopodium album

USDA 6-10

food · fodder

Bermuda Grass (Bahama Grass) (Cynodon dactylon)

PIONEER · GRASS

Bermuda Grass (Bahama Grass)(khabbal / dhub)

Cynodon dactylon

USDA 7-11

fodder · mulch · medicinal

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Black Cumin(kalonji)

Nigella sativa

USDA 2-11

food · medicinal

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Black Mustard(raee)

Brassica nigra

USDA 5-10

food · medicinal

PIONEER · TREE

Black alder

Alnus glutinosa

USDA 3-7

timber · fuel · nitrogen fixing · windbreak · mulch

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Black locust

Robinia pseudoacacia

USDA 4-8

timber · fuel · nitrogen fixing · windbreak · mulch

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Broad Bean(baqla)

Vicia faba

USDA 7-10

food · nitrogen fixing · fodder

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Buckwheat(kuttu)

Fagopyrum esculentum

USDA 7-10

food · mulch

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Canola(sarson canola)

Brassica napus

USDA 7-10

food · fodder

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Cattail(pater)

Typha latifolia

USDA 3-11

food · mulch

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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

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Empress tree

Paulownia tomentosa

USDA 5-9

timber · mulch · fuel · windbreak

PIONEER · TREE

Euphrates Poplar(bahan)

Populus euphratica

USDA 5-9

timber · fuel · windbreak

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Fenugreek(methi)

Trigonella foenum-graecum

USDA 6-10

food · medicinal · nitrogen fixing

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Garden Pea(matar)

Pisum sativum

USDA 7-10

food · nitrogen fixing

PIONEER · SHRUB

Goji berry

Lycium barbarum

USDA 5-9

food · medicinal · windbreak

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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 7-11

food · nitrogen fixing

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Linseed(alsi)

Linum usitatissimum

USDA 5-11

food · medicinal · timber

PIONEER · TREE

Mimosa silk tree(gul-e-abresham)

Albizia julibrissin

USDA 6-9

timber · fuel · medicinal · nitrogen fixing · mulch

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Mustard Greens(sarson saag)

Brassica juncea

USDA 6-11

food

PIONEER · GRASS

Oats(jai)

Avena sativa

USDA 7-10

food · fodder

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Parsley(aazmoda)

Petroselinum crispum

USDA 5-9

food · medicinal

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Phacelia

Phacelia tanacetifolia

USDA 7-10

mulch · fodder

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Radish(mooli)

Raphanus sativus

USDA 6-11

food

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Rocket(tara mira)

Eruca sativa

USDA 7-10

food

PIONEER · SHRUB

Sea buckthorn

Hippophae rhamnoides

USDA 3-8

food · medicinal · nitrogen fixing

PIONEER · SHRUB

Siberian pea shrub

Caragana arborescens

USDA 2-7

windbreak · nitrogen fixing · food · fodder · mulch

PIONEER · CLIMBER

Smallflower Clematis

Clematis grata

USDA 6-9

medicinal · fodder

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Spearmint(podina)

Mentha spicata

USDA 5-11

food · medicinal

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Spinach(palak)

Spinacia oleracea

USDA 6-10

food

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Strawberry(strawberry)

Fragaria × ananassa

USDA 3-10

food

PIONEER · GRASS

Tall Reed(nar)

Phragmites karka

USDA 7-11

mulch · fodder

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Toria(toria)

Brassica campestris

USDA 6-10

food · fodder

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Watercress(jal kumbhi)

Nasturtium officinale

USDA 6-11

food · medicinal

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Wheat(gandum)

Triticum aestivum

USDA 3-9

food · fodder

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White Clover(safed clover)

Trifolium repens

USDA 4-9

fodder · nitrogen fixing · mulch

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White Lupin(turmus)

Lupinus albus

USDA 7-10

food · fodder · nitrogen fixing

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Wild Mint(jangli podina)

Mentha longifolia

USDA 6-9

medicinal · food

PIONEER · GRASS

Wild Sugarcane(kans)

Saccharum spontaneum

USDA 7-11

mulch · fodder · windbreak