PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Ajwain(ajwain)
Trachyspermum ammi
USDA 9-11food · medicinal
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Apple of Sodom(aak)
Calotropis procera
USDA 9-11medicinal · mulch
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Armenian Cucumber(tar kakri)
Cucumis melo var. flexuosus
USDA 10-11food
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Ash Gourd(petha)
Benincasa hispida
USDA 10-12food · medicinal
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Balloon Vine(kanphuti)
Cardiospermum halicacabum
USDA 9-11medicinal
PIONEER · TREE
Ber
Ziziphus mauritiana
USDA 9-11food · fodder · fuel
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Blond Psyllium(isabgol)
Plantago ovata
USDA 9-11medicinal · food
PIONEER · GRASS
Buffel Grass(dhaman)
Cenchrus ciliaris
USDA 9-12fodder · mulch
PIONEER · SHRUB
Castor(arand)
Ricinus communis
USDA 9-11medicinal · mulch
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Chaulai(chaulai)
Amaranthus tricolor
USDA 10-11food
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Chickpea(chana)
Cicer arietinum
USDA 9-11food · nitrogen fixing · fodder
PIONEER · GRASS
Chinese Water Chestnut(singara chini)
Eleocharis dulcis
USDA 9-11food
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Colocynth (Bitter Apple)(tumma / kortuma)
Citrullus colocynthis
USDA 9-11medicinal · mulch
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Common Bean(frans bean)
Phaseolus vulgaris
USDA 10-11food · nitrogen fixing
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Cowpea(lobia)
Vigna unguiculata
USDA 9-12food · fodder · nitrogen fixing
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Cumin(zeera)
Cuminum cyminum
USDA 10-11food · medicinal
PIONEER · GRASS
Desert Bunch Grass (Du’a Grass)(murat / gharam)
Panicum turgidum
USDA 9-11fodder · windbreak · food
PIONEER · SHRUB
Desert Cotton(bui)
Aerva javanica
USDA 9-11fodder · medicinal · mulch
PIONEER · GRASS
Finger Millet(mandua)
Eleusine coracana
USDA 9-12food · fodder
PIONEER · GRASS
Foxtail Millet(kakum)
Setaria italica
USDA 10-12food · fodder
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Gotu Kola(brahmi booti)
Centella asiatica
USDA 9-12medicinal · food
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Groundnut(moongphali)
Arachis hypogaea
USDA 9-11food · nitrogen fixing
PIONEER · SHRUB
Harmal Shrub(vanher)
Rhazya stricta
USDA 9-11medicinal · windbreak
PIONEER · SHRUB
Hopbush(sanatha)
Dodonaea viscosa
USDA 9-11fuel · windbreak · mulch
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Ivy Gourd(kanduri)
Coccinia grandis
USDA 9-12food · medicinal
PIONEER · TREE
Jaal(pilu)
Salvadora oleoides
USDA 9-11food · fodder · medicinal
PIONEER · SHRUB
Jacquemont’s Acacia (Bhuri Babool)(bhuri / khor)
Acacia jacquemontii
USDA 9-11fuel · nitrogen fixing · fodder
PIONEER · TREE
Khejri
Prosopis cineraria
USDA 9-11fodder · fuel · nitrogen fixing
PIONEER · SHRUB
Khip(khip)
Leptadenia pyrotechnica
USDA 9-11fodder · fuel · windbreak
PIONEER · TREE
Kikar
Acacia nilotica
USDA 9-12fuel · timber · fodder · nitrogen fixing
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Lima Bean(sem)
Phaseolus lunatus
USDA 9-12food · nitrogen fixing
PIONEER · GRASS
Maize(makai)
Zea mays
USDA 10-11food · fodder
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Marigold(genda)
Tagetes erecta
USDA 10-11medicinal
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Moth Bean(mut)
Vigna aconitifolia
USDA 9-11food · nitrogen fixing · fodder
PIONEER · GRASS
Napier Grass(napier ghaas)
Cenchrus purpureus
USDA 9-11fodder · mulch · windbreak
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Niger(ramtil)
Guizotia abyssinica
USDA 9-11food
PIONEER · SHRUB
Phog(phog)
Calligonum polygonoides
USDA 9-11fodder · fuel · windbreak
PIONEER · TREE
Phulai(phulai)
Acacia modesta
USDA 9-11fuel · timber · fodder · nitrogen fixing
PIONEER · SHRUB
Pigeon pea
Cajanus cajan
USDA 9-12food · fodder · nitrogen fixing
PIONEER · SHRUB
Pioneer Caralluma(pamanki)
Caralluma edulis
USDA 9-11food · medicinal
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Prophet’s Cucumber (Globe Cucumber)(kachri-jangli)
Cucumis prophetarum
USDA 9-11medicinal · food
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Puncture Vine (Caltrop)(bhakra / gokhru)
Tribulus terrestris
USDA 9-11medicinal · fodder · mulch
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Purslane(kulfa)
Portulaca oleracea
USDA 9-11food · medicinal
PIONEER · GRASS
Rice(dhan)
Oryza sativa
USDA 9-11food · fodder
PIONEER · GRASS
Sand Dropseed (Feather Dropseed)(khabbal-ghas)
Sporobolus ioclados
USDA 9-11fodder · mulch · windbreak
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Sesame(til)
Sesamum indicum
USDA 10-11food · medicinal
PIONEER · GRASS
Sewan Grass (Desert Grass)(gorkha / sewan)
Lasiurus scindicus
USDA 9-11fodder · windbreak · mulch
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Siratro(siratro)
Macroptilium atropurpureum
USDA 8-12fodder · nitrogen fixing · mulch