US plant finder

Filtered by USDA hardiness zones.

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

Showing 48 of 308 plants

PIONEER · SHRUB

Adenium

Adenium obesum

USDA 10-12

medicinal

PIONEER · TREE

African moringa

Moringa stenopetala

USDA 10-11

food · fodder · medicinal · mulch · windbreak

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Ajwain(ajwain)

Trachyspermum ammi

USDA 9-11

food · medicinal

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Alfalfa(lucern)

Medicago sativa

USDA 3-11

fodder · nitrogen fixing · mulch

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Aloe Vera(kanwar gandal)

Aloe vera

USDA 9-12

medicinal

SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER

Anise(anisoon)

Pimpinella anisum

USDA 10-11

food · medicinal

PIONEER · SHRUB

Apple of Sodom(aak)

Calotropis procera

USDA 9-11

medicinal · mulch

SECONDARY · SHRUB

Arabian Jasmine(motia)

Jasminum sambac

USDA 9-11

medicinal

SECONDARY · SHRUB

Arabica coffee plant(coffee)

Coffea arabica

USDA 10-11

food

Armenian Cucumber (Cucumis melo var. flexuosus)

PIONEER · CLIMBER

Armenian Cucumber(tar kakri)

Cucumis melo var. flexuosus

USDA 10-11

food

SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER

Arrowroot(arrowroot)

Maranta arundinacea

USDA 9-11

food · medicinal

PIONEER · CLIMBER

Ash Gourd(petha)

Benincasa hispida

USDA 10-12

food · medicinal

SECONDARY · SHRUB

Ashwagandha(asgand)

Withania somnifera

USDA 9-12

medicinal

SECONDARY · TREE

Assyrian Plum(lasura)

Cordia myxa

USDA 9-11

food · fodder · medicinal

PIONEER · SHRUB

Athel Tamarisk(frash)

Tamarix aphylla

USDA 8-11

windbreak · fuel · timber

CLIMAX · TREE

Avocado(magarmachh nashpati (مگرمچھ ناشپاتی))

Persea americana

USDA 9-11

food · timber · mulch

SECONDARY · TREE

Bael(bel)

Aegle marmelos

USDA 9-11

food · medicinal

Balloon Vine (Cardiospermum halicacabum)

PIONEER · CLIMBER

Balloon Vine(kanphuti)

Cardiospermum halicacabum

USDA 9-11

medicinal

Banana — Cavendish (Musa acuminata cv. Cavendish (AAA group))

PIONEER · TREE

Banana — Cavendish(kela (کیلا))

Musa acuminata cv. Cavendish (AAA group)

USDA 9-11

food

PIONEER · TREE

Ber

Ziziphus mauritiana

USDA 9-11

food · fodder · fuel

Ber — Umran (Indian jujube) (Ziziphus mauritiana cv. Umran)

SECONDARY · TREE

Ber — Umran (Indian jujube)(ber — Umran (بیر امران))

Ziziphus mauritiana cv. Umran

USDA 9-11

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

Berseem Clover(berseem)

Trifolium alexandrinum

USDA 8-11

fodder · nitrogen fixing · mulch

SECONDARY · SHRUB

Bird’s Eye Chili(dandicut mirch)

Capsicum frutescens

USDA 10-11

food · medicinal

PIONEER · CLIMBER

Bitter Gourd(karela)

Momordica charantia

USDA 10-12

food · medicinal

Bitter orange (Khatta) (Citrus aurantium)

SECONDARY · TREE

Bitter orange (Khatta)(khatta / narangi (کھٹا))

Citrus aurantium

USDA 9-11

food · medicinal

SECONDARY · SHRUB

Black Cardamom(badi elaichi)

Amomum subulatum

USDA 9-11

food · medicinal

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Black Cumin(kalonji)

Nigella sativa

USDA 2-11

food · medicinal

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Black Gram(mash)

Vigna mungo

USDA 10-12

food · nitrogen fixing

SECONDARY · CLIMBER

Black Pepper(kali mirch)

Piper nigrum

USDA 10-12

food · medicinal

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Blond Psyllium(isabgol)

Plantago ovata

USDA 9-11

medicinal · food

PIONEER · GRASS

Blue Panic Grass(gharam / ghirib)

Panicum antidotale

USDA 9-12

fodder · mulch · windbreak

PIONEER · CLIMBER

Bottle Gourd(lauki)

Lagenaria siceraria

USDA 9-12

food

CLIMAX · TREE

Breadfruit tree

Artocarpus altilis

USDA 11-12

food · timber · fodder · mulch

SECONDARY · SHRUB

Brinjal(baingan)

Solanum melongena

USDA 10-11

food

Broom Creeper (Ink Berry Vine) (Cocculus hirsutus)

SECONDARY · CLIMBER

Broom Creeper (Ink Berry Vine)(parwati / jal-jamni)

Cocculus hirsutus

USDA 9-11

medicinal · food · fodder

PIONEER · GRASS

Buffel Grass(dhaman)

Cenchrus ciliaris

USDA 9-12

fodder · mulch

PIONEER · CLIMBER

Butterfly Pea(aprajita)

Clitoria ternatea

USDA 10-12

medicinal · fodder · nitrogen fixing

Cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata)

SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER

Cabbage(band gobhi)

Brassica oleracea var. capitata

USDA 7-11

food

SECONDARY · TREE

Cacao tree

Theobroma cacao

USDA 11-12

food

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Calendula(zergul)

Calendula officinalis

USDA 9-11

medicinal

PIONEER · SHRUB

Calliandra fodder shrub

Calliandra calothyrsus

USDA 9-12

fodder · nitrogen fixing · mulch · fuel

PIONEER · SHRUB

Camel Thorn(jawasa / unt katara)

Alhagi maurorum

USDA 6-11

fodder · nitrogen fixing · medicinal

SECONDARY · SHRUB

Cape gooseberry

Physalis peruviana

USDA 9-11

food · medicinal

PIONEER · SHRUB

Caper Bush(kabar)

Capparis spinosa

USDA 8-11

food · medicinal

CLIMAX · TREE

Carob

Ceratonia siliqua

USDA 9-11

food · fodder · fuel · timber · windbreak

SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER

Carrot(gajar)

Daucus carota

USDA 3-11

food

SECONDARY · TREE

Cashew tree(kaju)

Anacardium occidentale

USDA 10-11

food · fuel · timber · windbreak

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