US plant finder

Filtered by USDA hardiness zones.

165 plant profiles, narrowed to the scale US growers actually use — not a generic zone map relabelled.

Showing 48 of 165 plants

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Mustard Greens(sarson saag)

Brassica juncea

USDA 6-11

food

PIONEER · GRASS

Napier Grass(napier ghaas)

Cenchrus purpureus

USDA 9-11

fodder · mulch · windbreak

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Niger(ramtil)

Guizotia abyssinica

USDA 3-11

food

PIONEER · GRASS

Oats(jai)

Avena sativa

USDA 3-9

food · fodder

Papaya — Red Lady (Carica papaya cv. Red Lady)

PIONEER · TREE

Papaya — Red Lady(papita (پپیتا))

Carica papaya cv. Red Lady

USDA 10-12

food · medicinal

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Parsley(aazmoda)

Petroselinum crispum

USDA 5-9

food · medicinal

PIONEER · GRASS

Pearl Millet(bajra)

Cenchrus americanus

USDA 10-12

food · fodder

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Phacelia

Phacelia tanacetifolia

USDA 7-10

mulch · fodder

PIONEER · SHRUB

Phog(phog)

Calligonum polygonoides

USDA 9-11

fodder · fuel · windbreak

PIONEER · TREE

Phulai(phulai)

Acacia modesta

USDA 9-11

fuel · timber · fodder · nitrogen fixing

PIONEER · SHRUB

Physic Nut(jangli arand)

Jatropha curcas

USDA 10-12

fuel · medicinal · windbreak

PIONEER · SHRUB

Pigeon pea

Cajanus cajan

USDA 9-12

food · fodder · nitrogen fixing

PIONEER · SHRUB

Pioneer Caralluma(pamanki)

Caralluma edulis

USDA 9-11

food · medicinal

PIONEER · TREE

Pongamia karanja(sukh chain (سکھ چین) / karanj (کرنج))

Pongamia pinnata

USDA 10-12

fuel · timber · medicinal · nitrogen fixing · mulch · windbreak

Prickly pear cactus (Opuntia ficus-indica)

PIONEER · SHRUB

Prickly pear cactus(nagphani)

Opuntia ficus-indica

USDA 8-11

food · fodder · fuel · windbreak

Prophet’s Cucumber (Globe Cucumber) (Cucumis prophetarum)

PIONEER · CLIMBER

Prophet’s Cucumber (Globe Cucumber)(kachri-jangli)

Cucumis prophetarum

USDA 9-11

medicinal · food

PIONEER · GRASS

Proso Millet(cheena)

Panicum miliaceum

USDA 4-9

food · fodder

Puncture Vine (Caltrop) (Tribulus terrestris)

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Puncture Vine (Caltrop)(bhakra / gokhru)

Tribulus terrestris

USDA 9-11

medicinal · fodder · mulch

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Purslane(kulfa)

Portulaca oleracea

USDA 9-11

food · medicinal

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Radish(mooli)

Raphanus sativus

USDA 2-11

food

PIONEER · GRASS

Rice(dhan)

Oryza sativa

USDA 9-11

food · fodder

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Rocket(tara mira)

Eruca sativa

USDA 3-10

food

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Safflower(kusum)

Carthamus tinctorius

USDA 4-11

food · medicinal

Sand Dropseed (Feather Dropseed) (Sporobolus ioclados)

PIONEER · GRASS

Sand Dropseed (Feather Dropseed)(khabbal-ghas)

Sporobolus ioclados

USDA 9-11

fodder · mulch · windbreak

PIONEER · CLIMBER

Sarsaparilla Greenbrier(ushba)

Smilax aspera

USDA 8-11

medicinal · food

PIONEER · SHRUB

Sea buckthorn

Hippophae rhamnoides

USDA 3-8

food · medicinal · nitrogen fixing

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Sesame(til)

Sesamum indicum

USDA 10-11

food · medicinal

PIONEER · SHRUB

Sesbania

Sesbania bispinosa

USDA 9-11

nitrogen fixing · fodder · mulch

Sewan Grass (Desert Grass) (Lasiurus scindicus)

PIONEER · GRASS

Sewan Grass (Desert Grass)(gorkha / sewan)

Lasiurus scindicus

USDA 9-11

fodder · windbreak · mulch

Showy Crotalaria (Crotalaria spectabilis)

PIONEER · SHRUB

Showy Crotalaria(jhumka)

Crotalaria spectabilis

USDA 9-11

nitrogen fixing · mulch · medicinal

PIONEER · SHRUB

Siberian pea shrub

Caragana arborescens

USDA 2-7

windbreak · nitrogen fixing · food · fodder · mulch

PIONEER · CLIMBER

Siratro(siratro)

Macroptilium atropurpureum

USDA 8-12

fodder · nitrogen fixing · mulch

PIONEER · CLIMBER

Smallflower Clematis

Clematis grata

USDA 6-9

medicinal · fodder

PIONEER · CLIMBER

Snake Gourd(chichinda)

Trichosanthes cucumerina

USDA 10-12

food · medicinal

PIONEER · GRASS

Sorghum(jowar)

Sorghum bicolor

USDA 10-12

food · fodder · mulch

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Soybean(soya bean)

Glycine max

USDA 10-11

food · nitrogen fixing · fodder

PIONEER · GRASS

Spear Grass(sariala)

Heteropogon contortus

USDA 8-12

fodder · mulch

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Spearmint(podina)

Mentha spicata

USDA 5-11

food · medicinal

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Spinach(palak)

Spinacia oleracea

USDA 2-11

food

PIONEER · CLIMBER

Sponge Gourd(tori)

Luffa aegyptiaca

USDA 10-12

food

Spreading Hogweed (Punarnava) (Boerhavia diffusa)

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Spreading Hogweed (Punarnava)(itsit / punarnava)

Boerhavia diffusa

USDA 9-11

medicinal · food · mulch

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Strawberry(strawberry)

Fragaria × ananassa

USDA 3-10

food

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Sunflower(suraj mukhi)

Helianthus annuus

USDA 10-11

food · fodder

PIONEER · SHRUB

Sunn hemp

Crotalaria juncea

USDA 10-12

nitrogen fixing · mulch

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Sweet Potato(shakarqandi)

Ipomoea batatas

USDA 9-11

food · fodder · mulch

PIONEER · SHRUB

Tagasaste tree lucerne

Chamaecytisus proliferus

USDA 8-11

fodder · nitrogen fixing · fuel · mulch · windbreak

PIONEER · GRASS

Tall Reed(nar)

Phragmites karka

USDA 7-11

mulch · fodder

PIONEER · SHRUB

Tanner’s Cassia(tarwar)

Senna auriculata

USDA 9-11

medicinal · nitrogen fixing · mulch

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