PIONEER · TREE
Afghan Ash(shum)
Fraxinus xanthoxyloides
USDA 6-9fodder · fuel · timber
Plants
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229 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
Ajuga
Ajuga reptans
USDA 3-9mulch · medicinal
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Alfalfa(lucern)
Medicago sativa
USDA 3-11fodder · nitrogen fixing · mulch
CLIMAX · TREE
Almond (Pakistani local)(badaam (بادام))
Prunus dulcis
USDA 7-9food
SECONDARY · CLIMBER
American groundnut
Apios americana
USDA 3-9food · nitrogen fixing
CLIMAX · TREE
American persimmon
Diospyros virginiana
USDA 4-9food · timber · fuel · windbreak
SECONDARY · GRASS
Anatherum Grass(ghorka)
Themeda anathera
USDA 7-9fodder · 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 (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 · TREE
Athel Tamarisk(frash)
Tamarix aphylla
USDA 8-11windbreak · fuel · timber
PIONEER · SHRUB
Autumn olive
Elaeagnus umbellata
USDA 4-9food · nitrogen fixing · windbreak · mulch
CLIMAX · TREE
Baloot Oak (Holly Oak)(بلوط / بنج)
Quercus baloot
USDA 7-9fuel · fodder · timber
PIONEER · GRASS
Barley(jau)
Hordeum vulgare
USDA 8-10food · fodder
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Bathua(bathua)
Chenopodium album
USDA 6-10food · fodder
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Beetroot(chukandar)
Beta vulgaris
USDA 5-10food
PIONEER · GRASS
Bermuda Grass (Bahama Grass)(khabbal / dhub)
Cynodon dactylon
USDA 7-11fodder · mulch · medicinal
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Berseem Clover(berseem)
Trifolium alexandrinum
USDA 8-11fodder · nitrogen fixing · 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 · GROUNDCOVER
Black Mustard(raee)
Brassica nigra
USDA 5-10food · medicinal
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Black chokeberry
Aronia melanocarpa
USDA 3-8food · medicinal · windbreak · mulch
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 · GROUNDCOVER
Broad Bean(baqla)
Vicia faba
USDA 7-10food · nitrogen fixing · fodder
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Buckwheat(kuttu)
Fagopyrum esculentum
USDA 7-10food · mulch
PIONEER · GRASS
Buffalo grass
Bouteloua dactyloides
USDA 3-9fodder · mulch
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Cabbage(band gobhi)
Brassica oleracea var. capitata
USDA 7-11food
PIONEER · SHRUB
Camel Thorn(jawasa / unt katara)
Alhagi maurorum
USDA 6-11fodder · nitrogen fixing · medicinal
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Canola(sarson canola)
Brassica napus
USDA 7-10food · fodder
PIONEER · SHRUB
Caper Bush(kabar)
Capparis spinosa
USDA 8-11food · 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 · GROUNDCOVER
Cauliflower(phool gobhi)
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis
USDA 7-11food
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Chaste tree vitex
Vitex agnus-castus
USDA 6-9medicinal · windbreak
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
CLIMAX · TREE
Chilgoza pine(chilgoza (چلغوزہ))
Pinus gerardiana
USDA 7-10food · timber
SECONDARY · TREE
Chinaberry(bakain)
Melia azedarach
USDA 7-11timber · medicinal · windbreak
CLIMAX · TREE
Chir pine
Pinus roxburghii
USDA 8-11timber · fuel