Botanical resources


North Dawu Moutain has the lowest latitude among Taiwan’s hundred mountain ranges. At an elevation above 3,000 meters, the mountain has a climate ranging from subtropical to cool-temperate. This has resulted in a rich and diverse flora.

  • Mid-altitude broadleaved forests ascend to coniferous broadleaved mixed forest and coniferous forest at the top. The signature forest is Taiwan hemlock pure forest at 2,500 meters and above. Other important speices include Mori Oak, Taiwan red cedar and Taiwan hemlock.
  • Dominant small trees and shrubs include Formosa nrhododendron , Red-hairy azalea, Yushan rhododendron, Taiwan azalea, Taiwan schefflera, Taiwan pieris and Yushania niitakayamensis.
  • Mountain Beidawu is home to many unique ground cover plants, such as Taiwan pleione and ferns like tongue fern, Formosa spleenwort, Hicriopteris glauca and Plagiogyria, as well as Aspidistra and Begonia are commonly seen.