PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Alfalfa(lucern)
Medicago sativa
USDA 3-11fodder · nitrogen fixing · mulch
Plants
What grows where, and why.
53 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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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 (local Balochistan)(saib — Mashadi (سیب مشہدی))
Malus domestica (Mashadi landrace)
USDA 4-8food
CLIMAX · TREE
Apple — Red Delicious(saib (سیب))
Malus domestica cv. Red Delicious
USDA 4-8food
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Bathua(bathua)
Chenopodium album
USDA 3-10food · fodder
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Black Cumin(kalonji)
Nigella sativa
USDA 2-11food · medicinal
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Black Medick(maina)
Medicago lupulina
USDA 3-9nitrogen fixing · fodder · 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
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Damask Rose(gulab)
Rosa damascena
USDA 4-9food · medicinal
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Dandelion(hand)
Taraxacum officinale
USDA 3-9food · medicinal
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Dill(sowa)
Anethum graveolens
USDA 2-11food · medicinal
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
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Garden Pea(matar)
Pisum sativum
USDA 2-11food · nitrogen fixing
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Garlic(lehsan)
Allium sativum
USDA 4-9food · medicinal
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Garlic Chives(gandhana)
Allium tuberosum
USDA 4-9food · medicinal
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Hairy Vetch(hairy vetch)
Vicia villosa
USDA 4-9fodder · nitrogen fixing · mulch
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Indian Wood-Sorrel (Yellow Sorrel)(khatti booti / amrul)
Oxalis corniculata
USDA 4-11food · medicinal · mulch
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Lemon Balm(badranjboya)
Melissa officinalis
USDA 3-7food · medicinal
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Lettuce(salaad patta)
Lactuca sativa
USDA 4-9food
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Lotus(kanwal)
Nelumbo nucifera
USDA 4-11food · medicinal
SECONDARY · TREE
Mulberry — white sweet (shahtoot sufaid)(shahtoot sufaid (شہتوت سفید))
Morus alba var. dulcis
USDA 4-9food · fodder
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Niger(ramtil)
Guizotia abyssinica
USDA 3-11food
PIONEER · GRASS
Oats(jai)
Avena sativa
USDA 3-9food · fodder
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Onion(pyaaz)
Allium cepa
USDA 3-9food · medicinal
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Oregano(sathra)
Origanum vulgare
USDA 4-10food · medicinal
CLIMAX · TREE
Pear — Bartlett (William’s)(naashpaati (ناشپاتی))
Pyrus communis cv. Bartlett
USDA 4-8food
CLIMAX · TREE
Pear — Kashmiri (Babugosha)(naashpaati — Babugosha (بابو غوشہ))
Pyrus communis cv. Babugosha
USDA 4-8food
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Peppermint(filfili podina)
Mentha × piperita
USDA 3-9food · medicinal
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Potato(aaloo)
Solanum tuberosum
USDA 3-11food
PIONEER · GRASS
Proso Millet(cheena)
Panicum miliaceum
USDA 4-9food · fodder
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Radish(mooli)
Raphanus sativus
USDA 2-11food
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Red Clover(shaftal)
Trifolium pratense
USDA 4-8nitrogen fixing · fodder
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Rocket(tara mira)
Eruca sativa
USDA 3-10food
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Roundleaf Cotoneaster(luni)
Cotoneaster nummularius
USDA 4-8fuel · windbreak
PIONEER · SHRUB
Russian Olive(ghwaraskey)
Elaeagnus angustifolia
USDA 2-7nitrogen fixing · food · windbreak
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Safflower(kusum)
Carthamus tinctorius
USDA 4-11food · medicinal
PIONEER · SHRUB
Sea buckthorn
Hippophae rhamnoides
USDA 3-8food · medicinal · nitrogen fixing
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Spinach(palak)
Spinacia oleracea
USDA 2-11food
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Spring Onion(hari pyaaz)
Allium fistulosum
USDA 4-9food