PIONEER · TREE
Afghan Ash(shum)
Fraxinus xanthoxyloides
USDA 6-9fodder · fuel · timber
Plants
What grows where, and why.
120 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
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
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 · GROUNDCOVER
Bathua(bathua)
Chenopodium album
USDA 3-10food · fodder
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
CLIMAX · TREE
Blue Pine(biar)
Pinus wallichiana
USDA 5-9timber · fuel · windbreak
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Broad Bean(baqla)
Vicia faba
USDA 6-10food · nitrogen fixing · fodder
PIONEER · SHRUB
Camel Thorn(jawasa / unt katara)
Alhagi maurorum
USDA 6-11fodder · nitrogen fixing · medicinal
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
PIONEER · GRASS
Cogon Grass(dab)
Imperata cylindrica
USDA 5-11mulch · fodder
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Common Vetch(kasni)
Vicia sativa
USDA 5-9fodder · nitrogen fixing · mulch
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 · TREE
Euphrates Poplar(bahan)
Populus euphratica
USDA 5-9timber · fuel · windbreak
SECONDARY · TREE
European Hackberry(batkar)
Celtis australis
USDA 6-9fodder · fuel · food
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Fennel(saunf)
Foeniculum vulgare
USDA 5-10food · medicinal
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Fenugreek(methi)
Trigonella foenum-graecum
USDA 6-10food · medicinal · nitrogen fixing
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Field Bindweed (Hiran Khuri)(lehli / hiran-khuri)
Convolvulus arvensis
USDA 4-10fodder · medicinal · mulch
PIONEER · SHRUB
Five-leaved chaste tree
Vitex negundo
USDA 6-11medicinal · 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 · SHRUB
Garden Sage(salvia)
Salvia officinalis
USDA 5-9food · medicinal
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Garlic(lehsan)
Allium sativum
USDA 4-9food · medicinal
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Garlic Chives(gandhana)
Allium tuberosum
USDA 4-9food · medicinal
SECONDARY · CLIMBER
Grape(angoor)
Vitis vinifera
USDA 6-10food
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Hairy Vetch(hairy vetch)
Vicia villosa
USDA 4-9fodder · nitrogen fixing · mulch
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Himalayan Barberry(sumbal)
Berberis lycium
USDA 6-9medicinal · food
CLIMAX · CLIMBER
Himalayan Clematis
Clematis montana
USDA 6-9medicinal
SECONDARY · CLIMBER
Himalayan Clematis (Snow Creeper)(garni-bel)
Clematis buchananiana
USDA 6-9medicinal · mulch
CLIMAX · TREE
Himalayan Elm(kain / manu)
Ulmus wallichiana
USDA 5-9fodder · timber · fuel
PIONEER · SHRUB
Himalayan Indigo(kainthi)
Indigofera heterantha
USDA 6-9nitrogen fixing · fodder · mulch