Plants

What grows where, and why.

157 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 · TREE

Afghan Ash(shum)

Fraxinus xanthoxyloides

USDA 6-9

fodder · fuel · timber

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Alfalfa(lucern)

Medicago sativa

USDA 3-11

fodder · nitrogen fixing · mulch

Almond (Pakistani local) (Prunus dulcis)

CLIMAX · TREE

Almond (Pakistani local)(badaam (بادام))

Prunus dulcis

USDA 7-9

food

SECONDARY · GRASS

Anatherum Grass(ghorka)

Themeda anathera

USDA 7-9

fodder · mulch

Apple — American (Kashmiri local) (Malus domestica cv. American)

CLIMAX · TREE

Apple — American (Kashmiri local)(saib — American (سیب امریکن))

Malus domestica cv. American

USDA 4-8

food

CLIMAX · TREE

Apple — Fuji(saib — Fuji (سیب))

Malus domestica cv. Fuji

USDA 4-8

food

Apple — Golden Delicious (Malus domestica cv. Golden Delicious)

CLIMAX · TREE

Apple — Golden Delicious(saib zard (سیب زرد))

Malus domestica cv. Golden Delicious

USDA 4-8

food

Apple — Granny Smith (Malus domestica cv. Granny Smith)

CLIMAX · TREE

Apple — Granny Smith(saib sabz (سیب سبز))

Malus domestica cv. Granny Smith

USDA 4-8

food

Apple — Mashadi (local Balochistan) (Malus domestica (Mashadi landrace))

CLIMAX · TREE

Apple — Mashadi (local Balochistan)(saib — Mashadi (سیب مشہدی))

Malus domestica (Mashadi landrace)

USDA 4-8

food

Apple — Red Delicious (Malus domestica cv. Red Delicious)

CLIMAX · TREE

Apple — Red Delicious(saib (سیب))

Malus domestica cv. Red Delicious

USDA 4-8

food

Apricot — Hunza (local landrace) (Prunus armeniaca (Hunza landrace))

CLIMAX · TREE

Apricot — Hunza (local landrace)(khurmaani (خرمانی))

Prunus armeniaca (Hunza landrace)

USDA 5-8

food

Apricot — Margilum (Prunus armeniaca (Margilum landrace))

CLIMAX · TREE

Apricot — Margilum(khurmaani — Margilum (خرمانی مارگیلوم))

Prunus armeniaca (Margilum landrace)

USDA 5-8

food

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Bathua(bathua)

Chenopodium album

USDA 3-10

food · fodder

SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER

Beetroot(chukandar)

Beta vulgaris

USDA 5-10

food

Bermuda Grass (Bahama Grass) (Cynodon dactylon)

PIONEER · GRASS

Bermuda Grass (Bahama Grass)(khabbal / dhub)

Cynodon dactylon

USDA 7-11

fodder · mulch · medicinal

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Black Cumin(kalonji)

Nigella sativa

USDA 2-11

food · medicinal

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Black Medick(maina)

Medicago lupulina

USDA 3-9

nitrogen fixing · fodder · mulch

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Black Mustard(raee)

Brassica nigra

USDA 5-10

food · medicinal

CLIMAX · TREE

Blue Pine(biar)

Pinus wallichiana

USDA 5-9

timber · fuel · windbreak

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Broad Bean(baqla)

Vicia faba

USDA 6-10

food · nitrogen fixing · fodder

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Buckwheat(kuttu)

Fagopyrum esculentum

USDA 7-10

food · mulch

Cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata)

SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER

Cabbage(band gobhi)

Brassica oleracea var. capitata

USDA 7-11

food

PIONEER · SHRUB

Camel Thorn(jawasa / unt katara)

Alhagi maurorum

USDA 6-11

fodder · nitrogen fixing · medicinal

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Canola(sarson canola)

Brassica napus

USDA 7-10

food · fodder

SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER

Caraway(siah zeera)

Carum carvi

USDA 4-8

food · medicinal

SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER

Carrot(gajar)

Daucus carota

USDA 3-11

food

SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER

Catmint(billi booti)

Nepeta cataria

USDA 3-9

medicinal

PIONEER · GRASS

Cattail(pater)

Typha latifolia

USDA 3-11

food · mulch

Cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis)

SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER

Cauliflower(phool gobhi)

Brassica oleracea var. botrytis

USDA 7-11

food

Cherry — sour (Morello) (Prunus cerasus cv. Morello)

SECONDARY · TREE

Cherry — sour (Morello)(aalu balu khattay (آلو بالو کھٹے))

Prunus cerasus cv. Morello

USDA 4-8

food · medicinal

Cherry — sweet (mountain) (Prunus avium)

CLIMAX · TREE

Cherry — sweet (mountain)(cherry / aalu balu (آلو بالو))

Prunus avium

USDA 5-8

food

CLIMAX · TREE

Chilgoza pine(chilgoza (چلغوزہ))

Pinus gerardiana

USDA 7-10

food · timber

SECONDARY · TREE

Chinaberry(bakain)

Melia azedarach

USDA 7-11

timber · medicinal · windbreak

SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER

Chives(kucha)

Allium schoenoprasum

USDA 3-9

food · medicinal

PIONEER · GRASS

Cogon Grass(dab)

Imperata cylindrica

USDA 5-11

mulch · fodder

PIONEER · CLIMBER

Common Vetch(kasni)

Vicia sativa

USDA 5-9

fodder · nitrogen fixing · mulch

SECONDARY · SHRUB

Damask Rose(gulab)

Rosa damascena

USDA 4-9

food · medicinal

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Dandelion(hand)

Taraxacum officinale

USDA 3-9

food · medicinal

CLIMAX · TREE

Deodar Cedar(deodar)

Cedrus deodara

USDA 7-9

timber · windbreak · fuel

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Dill(sowa)

Anethum graveolens

USDA 2-11

food · medicinal

SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER

Edible Canna(achira)

Canna edulis

USDA 7-11

food

PIONEER · TREE

Euphrates Poplar(bahan)

Populus euphratica

USDA 5-9

timber · fuel · windbreak

SECONDARY · TREE

European Hackberry(batkar)

Celtis australis

USDA 6-9

fodder · fuel · food

SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER

Fennel(saunf)

Foeniculum vulgare

USDA 5-10

food · medicinal

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Fenugreek(methi)

Trigonella foenum-graecum

USDA 6-10

food · medicinal · nitrogen fixing

Field Bindweed (Hiran Khuri) (Convolvulus arvensis)

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Field Bindweed (Hiran Khuri)(lehli / hiran-khuri)

Convolvulus arvensis

USDA 4-10

fodder · medicinal · mulch

Fig — Brown Turkey (Ficus carica cv. Brown Turkey)

SECONDARY · TREE

Fig — Brown Turkey(anjeer (انجیر))

Ficus carica cv. Brown Turkey

USDA 7-11

food

PIONEER · SHRUB

Five-leaved chaste tree

Vitex negundo

USDA 6-11

medicinal · mulch