PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Alfalfa(lucern)
Medicago sativa
USDA 3-11fodder · nitrogen fixing · mulch
Plants
What grows where, and why.
66 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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Athel Tamarisk(frash)
Tamarix aphylla
USDA 8-11windbreak · fuel · timber
PIONEER · SHRUB
Autumn olive
Elaeagnus umbellata
USDA 4-9food · nitrogen fixing · windbreak · mulch
PIONEER · GRASS
Barley(jau)
Hordeum vulgare
USDA 8-10food · fodder
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Bathua(bathua)
Chenopodium album
USDA 6-10food · fodder
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 · GROUNDCOVER
Black Cumin(kalonji)
Nigella sativa
USDA 2-11food · medicinal
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Black Mustard(raee)
Brassica nigra
USDA 5-10food · medicinal
PIONEER · TREE
Black locust
Robinia pseudoacacia
USDA 4-8timber · fuel · nitrogen fixing · windbreak · mulch
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Broad Bean(baqla)
Vicia faba
USDA 7-10food · nitrogen fixing · fodder
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Buckwheat(kuttu)
Fagopyrum esculentum
USDA 7-10food · mulch
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Canola(sarson canola)
Brassica napus
USDA 7-10food · fodder
PIONEER · SHRUB
Caper Bush(kabar)
Capparis spinosa
USDA 8-11food · medicinal
PIONEER · GRASS
Cattail(pater)
Typha latifolia
USDA 3-11food · mulch
PIONEER · GRASS
Cogon Grass(dab)
Imperata cylindrica
USDA 5-11mulch · fodder
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Common Vetch(kasni)
Vicia sativa
USDA 5-9fodder · nitrogen fixing · mulch
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Coriander(dhania)
Coriandrum sativum
USDA 8-11food · medicinal
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Dandelion(hand)
Taraxacum officinale
USDA 3-9food · medicinal
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Dill(sowa)
Anethum graveolens
USDA 8-11food · medicinal
PIONEER · TREE
Empress tree
Paulownia tomentosa
USDA 5-9timber · mulch · fuel · windbreak
PIONEER · TREE
Euphrates Poplar(bahan)
Populus euphratica
USDA 5-9timber · fuel · windbreak
PIONEER · GRASS
Feather Speargrass (Bushman Grass)(lamb / pilchi-ghas)
Stipagrostis plumosa
USDA 8-11fodder · windbreak · mulch
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Fenugreek(methi)
Trigonella foenum-graecum
USDA 6-10food · medicinal · nitrogen fixing
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Garden Pea(matar)
Pisum sativum
USDA 7-10food · nitrogen fixing
PIONEER · SHRUB
Goji berry
Lycium barbarum
USDA 5-9food · medicinal · windbreak
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Golden Himalayan Raspberry(aakhe)
Rubus ellipticus
USDA 8-10food · medicinal
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Hairy Vetch(hairy vetch)
Vicia villosa
USDA 4-9fodder · nitrogen fixing · mulch
PIONEER · GRASS
Halfa Grass(dabh)
Desmostachya bipinnata
USDA 8-11fodder · mulch · medicinal
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Indian Sweet Clover(senji)
Melilotus indicus
USDA 5-9fodder · nitrogen fixing · mulch
PIONEER · TREE
Indus Tamarisk(lai)
Tamarix dioica
USDA 8-11fuel · windbreak
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Lentil(masoor)
Lens culinaris
USDA 7-11food · nitrogen fixing
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Lettuce(salaad patta)
Lactuca sativa
USDA 8-10food
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Linseed(alsi)
Linum usitatissimum
USDA 5-11food · medicinal · timber
PIONEER · TREE
Mimosa silk tree(gul-e-abresham)
Albizia julibrissin
USDA 6-9timber · fuel · medicinal · nitrogen fixing · mulch
PIONEER · GRASS
Munj Sweetcane(munj)
Saccharum bengalense
USDA 8-11mulch · fodder
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Mustard Greens(sarson saag)
Brassica juncea
USDA 6-11food
PIONEER · GRASS
Oats(jai)
Avena sativa
USDA 7-10food · fodder
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Parsley(aazmoda)
Petroselinum crispum
USDA 5-9food · medicinal
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Phacelia
Phacelia tanacetifolia
USDA 7-10mulch · fodder
PIONEER · SHRUB
Prickly pear cactus(nagphani)
Opuntia ficus-indica
USDA 8-11food · fodder · fuel · windbreak
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Radish(mooli)
Raphanus sativus
USDA 6-11food
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Rocket(tara mira)
Eruca sativa
USDA 7-10food
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Safflower(kusum)
Carthamus tinctorius
USDA 8-11food · medicinal
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Sarsaparilla Greenbrier(ushba)
Smilax aspera
USDA 8-11medicinal · food
PIONEER · SHRUB
Sea buckthorn
Hippophae rhamnoides
USDA 3-8food · medicinal · nitrogen fixing
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Siratro(siratro)
Macroptilium atropurpureum
USDA 8-12fodder · nitrogen fixing · mulch
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Smallflower Clematis
Clematis grata
USDA 6-9medicinal · fodder