PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Ajuga
Ajuga reptans
USDA 3-9mulch · medicinal
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What grows where, and why.
113 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
CLIMAX · TREE
Apricot — Hunza (local landrace)(khurmaani (خرمانی))
Prunus armeniaca (Hunza landrace)
USDA 5-8food
CLIMAX · TREE
Apricot — Margilum(khurmaani — Margilum (خرمانی مارگیلوم))
Prunus armeniaca (Margilum landrace)
USDA 5-8food
PIONEER · SHRUB
Autumn olive
Elaeagnus umbellata
USDA 4-9food · nitrogen fixing · windbreak · mulch
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Beetroot(chukandar)
Beta vulgaris
USDA 5-10food
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 · GROUNDCOVER
Black Mustard(raee)
Brassica nigra
USDA 5-10food · medicinal
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
CLIMAX · TREE
Blue Pine(biar)
Pinus wallichiana
USDA 5-9timber · fuel · windbreak
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
CLIMAX · TREE
Cherry — sweet (mountain)(cherry / aalu balu (آلو بالو))
Prunus avium
USDA 5-8food
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Chives(kucha)
Allium schoenoprasum
USDA 3-9food · medicinal
SECONDARY · CLIMBER
Chocolate vine
Akebia quinata
USDA 5-8food · medicinal
PIONEER · GRASS
Cogon Grass(dab)
Imperata cylindrica
USDA 5-11mulch · fodder
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Comfrey
Symphytum officinale
USDA 3-9mulch · medicinal
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Common Vetch(kasni)
Vicia sativa
USDA 5-9fodder · nitrogen fixing · mulch
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
SECONDARY · TREE
Damson
Prunus domestica subsp. insititia
USDA 5-9food · windbreak
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Dandelion(hand)
Taraxacum officinale
USDA 3-9food · medicinal
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Egyptian walking onion
Allium × proliferum
USDA 3-9food · 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
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Fennel(saunf)
Foeniculum vulgare
USDA 5-10food · 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 · SHRUB
Garden Sage(salvia)
Salvia officinalis
USDA 5-9food · medicinal