SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Anise(anisoon)
Pimpinella anisum
USDA 10-11food · medicinal
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98 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 · SHRUB
Arabian Jasmine(motia)
Jasminum sambac
USDA 9-11medicinal
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
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 · GROUNDCOVER
Carrot(gajar)
Daucus carota
USDA 3-11food
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Cassava(kasava)
Manihot esculenta
USDA 10-12food
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Cauliflower(phool gobhi)
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis
USDA 7-11food
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Chili Pepper(mirch)
Capsicum annuum
USDA 9-11food · medicinal
SECONDARY · TREE
Chinaberry(bakain)
Melia azedarach
USDA 7-11timber · medicinal · windbreak
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 · TREE
Desert Teak(rohira)
Tecomella undulata
USDA 9-11timber · medicinal · windbreak
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Edible Canna(achira)
Canna edulis
USDA 7-11food
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Elephant Foot Yam(zameen kand)
Amorphophallus paeoniifolius
USDA 10-12food · medicinal
SECONDARY · TREE
Eureka lemon(limu / nimbu (لیموں))
Citrus limon cv. Eureka
USDA 9-11food · medicinal
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Falsa (phalsa)(falsa (فالسہ))
Grewia asiatica
USDA 9-11food · medicinal
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Fennel(saunf)
Foeniculum vulgare
USDA 5-10food · medicinal
SECONDARY · TREE
Fig — Brown Turkey(anjeer (انجیر))
Ficus carica cv. Brown Turkey
USDA 7-11food
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Giant Taro(pidalu)
Alocasia macrorrhizos
USDA 9-12food · medicinal
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Ginger(adrak)
Zingiber officinale
USDA 9-12food · medicinal
SECONDARY · TREE
Glue Berry(gondi)
Cordia dichotoma
USDA 10-12food · fodder · medicinal
SECONDARY · TREE
Golden Shower(amaltas)
Cassia fistula
USDA 10-12medicinal · timber · nitrogen fixing
SECONDARY · CLIMBER
Grape(angoor)
Vitis vinifera
USDA 6-10food
SECONDARY · CLIMBER
Greater Yam(ratalu)
Dioscorea alata
USDA 9-11food
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Green Cardamom(chhoti elaichi)
Elettaria cardamomum
USDA 10-12food · medicinal
SECONDARY · CLIMBER
Heart-leaved Moonseed(gfiloy)
Tinospora cordifolia
USDA 10-12medicinal
SECONDARY · CLIMBER
Hedge Caper (Wild Caper Vine)(hins-bel / kanthar)
Capparis sepiaria
USDA 9-11medicinal · fodder · fuel
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Henna(mehndi)
Lawsonia inermis
USDA 10-12medicinal · windbreak
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Himalayan Raspberry (Yellow Himalayan)(garacha / aakhe)
Rubus niveus
USDA 8-10food · fodder · mulch
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Holy Basil(tulsi)
Ocimum tenuiflorum
USDA 10-11medicinal · food
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Indian Borage(pathar choor)
Plectranthus amboinicus
USDA 9-11food · medicinal
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Indian Cheese Maker(paneer booti)
Withania coagulans
USDA 9-11medicinal · food
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Indian Coleus(patharchur)
Plectranthus barbatus
USDA 9-11medicinal
SECONDARY · TREE
Indian Elm(papri)
Holoptelea integrifolia
USDA 10-11fodder · medicinal · timber · windbreak
SECONDARY · TREE
Indian Gooseberry(amla)
Phyllanthus emblica
USDA 9-11food · medicinal