PIONEER · TREE
Afghan Ash(shum)
Fraxinus xanthoxyloides
USDA 6-9fodder · fuel · timber
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335 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
Ajwain(ajwain)
Trachyspermum ammi
USDA 9-11food · 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
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Aloe Vera(kanwar gandal)
Aloe vera
USDA 9-12medicinal
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
PIONEER · SHRUB
Apple of Sodom(aak)
Calotropis procera
USDA 9-11medicinal · mulch
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Arabian Jasmine(motia)
Jasminum sambac
USDA 9-11medicinal
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Arrowroot(arrowroot)
Maranta arundinacea
USDA 9-11food · medicinal
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Ashwagandha(asgand)
Withania somnifera
USDA 9-12medicinal
SECONDARY · TREE
Assyrian Plum(lasura)
Cordia myxa
USDA 9-11food · fodder · medicinal
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
Avocado(magarmachh nashpati (مگرمچھ ناشپاتی))
Persea americana
USDA 9-11food · timber · mulch
SECONDARY · TREE
Bael(bel)
Aegle marmelos
USDA 9-11food · medicinal
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Balloon Vine(kanphuti)
Cardiospermum halicacabum
USDA 9-11medicinal
CLIMAX · TREE
Baloot Oak (Holly Oak)(بلوط / بنج)
Quercus baloot
USDA 7-9fuel · fodder · timber
PIONEER · TREE
Banana — Cavendish(kela (کیلا))
Musa acuminata cv. Cavendish (AAA group)
USDA 9-11food
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 · TREE
Ber
Ziziphus mauritiana
USDA 9-11food · fodder · fuel
SECONDARY · TREE
Ber — Umran (Indian jujube)(ber — Umran (بیر امران))
Ziziphus mauritiana cv. Umran
USDA 9-11food
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
SECONDARY · TREE
Bitter orange (Khatta)(khatta / narangi (کھٹا))
Citrus aurantium
USDA 9-11food · medicinal
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Black Cardamom(badi elaichi)
Amomum subulatum
USDA 9-11food · medicinal
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 · GROUNDCOVER
Blond Psyllium(isabgol)
Plantago ovata
USDA 9-11medicinal · food
PIONEER · GRASS
Blue Panic Grass(gharam / ghirib)
Panicum antidotale
USDA 9-12fodder · mulch · windbreak
CLIMAX · TREE
Blue Pine(biar)
Pinus wallichiana
USDA 5-9timber · fuel · windbreak
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Bottle Gourd(lauki)
Lagenaria siceraria
USDA 9-12food
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Broad Bean(baqla)
Vicia faba
USDA 7-10food · nitrogen fixing · fodder
SECONDARY · CLIMBER
Broom Creeper (Ink Berry Vine)(parwati / jal-jamni)
Cocculus hirsutus
USDA 9-11medicinal · food · fodder
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Buckwheat(kuttu)
Fagopyrum esculentum
USDA 7-10food · mulch
PIONEER · GRASS
Buffalo grass
Bouteloua dactyloides
USDA 3-9fodder · mulch
PIONEER · GRASS
Buffel Grass(dhaman)
Cenchrus ciliaris
USDA 9-12fodder · mulch
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Cabbage(band gobhi)
Brassica oleracea var. capitata
USDA 7-11food
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Calendula(zergul)
Calendula officinalis
USDA 9-11medicinal
PIONEER · SHRUB
Calliandra fodder shrub
Calliandra calothyrsus
USDA 9-12fodder · nitrogen fixing · mulch · fuel
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
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Cape gooseberry
Physalis peruviana
USDA 9-11food · medicinal