SECONDARY · CLIMBER
American groundnut
Apios americana
USDA 3-9food · nitrogen fixing
Plants
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183 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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SECONDARY · GRASS
Anatherum Grass(ghorka)
Themeda anathera
USDA 7-9fodder · mulch
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Anise(anisoon)
Pimpinella anisum
USDA 10-11food · medicinal
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Arabian Jasmine(motia)
Jasminum sambac
USDA 9-11medicinal
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Arabica coffee plant(coffee)
Coffea arabica
USDA 10-11food
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Arrowroot(arrowroot)
Maranta arundinacea
USDA 9-11food · medicinal
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Ashwagandha(asgand)
Withania somnifera
USDA 9-12medicinal
SECONDARY · TREE
Assyrian Plum(lasura)
Cordia myxa
USDA 9-11food · fodder · medicinal
SECONDARY · TREE
Bael(bel)
Aegle marmelos
USDA 9-11food · medicinal
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Beetroot(chukandar)
Beta vulgaris
USDA 5-10food
SECONDARY · TREE
Ber — Umran (Indian jujube)(ber — Umran (بیر امران))
Ziziphus mauritiana cv. Umran
USDA 9-11food
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Bird’s Eye Chili(dandicut mirch)
Capsicum frutescens
USDA 10-11food · medicinal
SECONDARY · TREE
Bitter orange (Khatta)(khatta / narangi (کھٹا))
Citrus aurantium
USDA 9-11food · medicinal
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Black Cardamom(badi elaichi)
Amomum subulatum
USDA 9-11food · medicinal
SECONDARY · CLIMBER
Black Pepper(kali mirch)
Piper nigrum
USDA 10-12food · medicinal
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Black chokeberry
Aronia melanocarpa
USDA 3-8food · medicinal · windbreak · mulch
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Black currant
Ribes nigrum
USDA 3-7food · medicinal
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Black elderberry
Sambucus nigra
USDA 4-8food · medicinal · windbreak · mulch
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Brinjal(baingan)
Solanum melongena
USDA 10-11food
SECONDARY · CLIMBER
Broom Creeper (Ink Berry Vine)(parwati / jal-jamni)
Cocculus hirsutus
USDA 9-11medicinal · food · fodder
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Cabbage(band gobhi)
Brassica oleracea var. capitata
USDA 7-11food
SECONDARY · TREE
Cacao tree
Theobroma cacao
USDA 11-12food
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Cape gooseberry
Physalis peruviana
USDA 9-11food · medicinal
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Caraway(siah zeera)
Carum carvi
USDA 4-8food · medicinal
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Carrot(gajar)
Daucus carota
USDA 3-11food
SECONDARY · TREE
Cashew tree(kaju)
Anacardium occidentale
USDA 10-11food · fuel · timber · windbreak
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Cassava(kasava)
Manihot esculenta
USDA 10-12food
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Catmint(billi booti)
Nepeta cataria
USDA 3-9medicinal
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Cauliflower(phool gobhi)
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis
USDA 7-11food
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Chaste tree vitex
Vitex agnus-castus
USDA 6-9medicinal · windbreak
SECONDARY · TREE
Cherimoya
Annona cherimola
USDA 9-11food
SECONDARY · TREE
Cherry — sour (Morello)(aalu balu khattay (آلو بالو کھٹے))
Prunus cerasus cv. Morello
USDA 4-8food · medicinal
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Chili Pepper(mirch)
Capsicum annuum
USDA 9-11food · medicinal
SECONDARY · TREE
Chinaberry(bakain)
Melia azedarach
USDA 7-11timber · medicinal · windbreak
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Chives(kucha)
Allium schoenoprasum
USDA 3-9food · medicinal
SECONDARY · CLIMBER
Chocolate vine
Akebia quinata
USDA 5-8food · medicinal
SECONDARY · CLIMBER
Choko
Sechium edule
USDA 8-11food · fodder
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Cocoyam(tania)
Xanthosoma sagittifolium
USDA 8-10food
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Common Myrtle(murud)
Myrtus communis
USDA 8-11medicinal · food
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Curry Leaf(kari patta)
Murraya koenigii
USDA 9-12food · medicinal
SECONDARY · TREE
Custard apple
Annona squamosa
USDA 10-11food
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Damask Rose(gulab)
Rosa damascena
USDA 4-9food · medicinal
SECONDARY · TREE
Damson
Prunus domestica subsp. insititia
USDA 5-9food · windbreak
SECONDARY · TREE
Davidson's plum
Davidsonia pruriens
USDA 10-11food · medicinal
SECONDARY · TREE
Desert Teak(rohira)
Tecomella undulata
USDA 9-11timber · medicinal · windbreak
SECONDARY · CLIMBER
Dragon fruit cactus(dragon fruit)
Selenicereus undatus
USDA 10-11food
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Edible Canna(achira)
Canna edulis
USDA 7-11food
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Egyptian walking onion
Allium × proliferum
USDA 3-9food · medicinal