PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Ajuga
Ajuga reptans
USDA 3-9mulch · medicinal
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69 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 3-11fodder · nitrogen fixing · mulch
SECONDARY · CLIMBER
American groundnut
Apios americana
USDA 3-9food · nitrogen fixing
CLIMAX · TREE
American persimmon
Diospyros virginiana
USDA 4-9food · timber · fuel · windbreak
CLIMAX · TREE
Apple — American (Kashmiri local)(saib — American (سیب امریکن))
Malus domestica cv. American
USDA 4-8food
CLIMAX · TREE
Apple — Fuji(saib — Fuji (سیب))
Malus domestica cv. Fuji
USDA 4-8food
CLIMAX · TREE
Apple — Golden Delicious(saib zard (سیب زرد))
Malus domestica cv. Golden Delicious
USDA 4-8food
CLIMAX · TREE
Apple — Granny Smith(saib sabz (سیب سبز))
Malus domestica cv. Granny Smith
USDA 4-8food
CLIMAX · TREE
Apple — Mashadi (Early Highland Sweet Apple)(سیب مشہدی)
Malus domestica
USDA 4-8food
CLIMAX · TREE
Apple — Red Delicious(saib (سیب))
Malus domestica cv. Red Delicious
USDA 4-8food
PIONEER · SHRUB
Autumn olive
Elaeagnus umbellata
USDA 4-9food · nitrogen fixing · windbreak · mulch
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Black Cumin(kalonji)
Nigella sativa
USDA 2-11food · medicinal
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Black Medick(maina)
Medicago lupulina
USDA 3-9nitrogen fixing · fodder · mulch
PIONEER · TREE
Black alder
Alnus glutinosa
USDA 3-7timber · fuel · nitrogen fixing · windbreak · mulch
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
PIONEER · TREE
Black locust
Robinia pseudoacacia
USDA 4-8timber · fuel · nitrogen fixing · windbreak · mulch
PIONEER · GRASS
Buffalo grass
Bouteloua dactyloides
USDA 3-9fodder · mulch
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Caraway(siah zeera)
Carum carvi
USDA 4-8food · medicinal
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Carrot(gajar)
Daucus carota
USDA 3-11food
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Catmint(billi booti)
Nepeta cataria
USDA 3-9medicinal
PIONEER · GRASS
Cattail(pater)
Typha latifolia
USDA 3-11food · mulch
SECONDARY · TREE
Cherry — sour (Morello)(aalu balu khattay (آلو بالو کھٹے))
Prunus cerasus cv. Morello
USDA 4-8food · medicinal
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Chives(kucha)
Allium schoenoprasum
USDA 3-9food · medicinal
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Comfrey
Symphytum officinale
USDA 3-9mulch · medicinal
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Creeping phlox
Phlox subulata
USDA 3-9mulch
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Creeping thyme
Thymus serpyllum
USDA 4-9food · medicinal · mulch
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Damask Rose(gulab)
Rosa damascena
USDA 4-9food · medicinal
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Dandelion(hand)
Taraxacum officinale
USDA 3-9food · medicinal
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Egyptian walking onion
Allium × proliferum
USDA 3-9food · medicinal
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Fiddleheads
Matteuccia struthiopteris
USDA 2-7food
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Field Bindweed (Hiran Khuri)(lehli / hiran-khuri)
Convolvulus arvensis
USDA 4-10fodder · medicinal · mulch
PIONEER · SHRUB
Fourwing Saltbush
Atriplex canescens
USDA 4-9fodder · windbreak · mulch
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Garlic(lehsan)
Allium sativum
USDA 4-9food · medicinal
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Garlic Chives(gandhana)
Allium tuberosum
USDA 4-9food · medicinal
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Gooseberry
Ribes uva-crispa
USDA 3-8food · windbreak
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Hairy Vetch(hairy vetch)
Vicia villosa
USDA 4-9fodder · nitrogen fixing · mulch
SECONDARY · CLIMBER
Hardy kiwi
Actinidia arguta
USDA 4-8food · windbreak
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Haskap berry
Lonicera caerulea
USDA 2-7food
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Hazelnut tree
Corylus avellana
USDA 4-8food · fodder · fuel · timber · windbreak · mulch
PIONEER · TREE
Honey locust
Gleditsia triacanthos
USDA 3-9food · fodder · fuel · timber · windbreak
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Indian Wood-Sorrel (Yellow Sorrel)(khatti booti / amrul)
Oxalis corniculata
USDA 4-11food · medicinal · mulch
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Jerusalem artichoke
Helianthus tuberosus
USDA 3-9food · fodder · windbreak
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Lemon Balm(badranjboya)
Melissa officinalis
USDA 3-7food · medicinal
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Lotus(kanwal)
Nelumbo nucifera
USDA 4-11food · medicinal
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Nanking cherry
Prunus tomentosa
USDA 2-7food · windbreak · mulch
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Onion(pyaaz)
Allium cepa
USDA 3-9food · medicinal