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植物群相：

闊葉樹林、針葉樹及筆

筒樹

草嶺四周接近山頂處，除了草生地外，仍有樹木生長，顯見這裡
環境因子的綜合影響，對樹木並不構成生長限制。只是，這裡曾
經歷過森林大火，毀去了大片的森林，隨著歲月的遞轉，森林正
從山凹處努力地向山頭恢復；但由於山頭環境相對惡劣，演替速
率緩慢，以致仍維持在草生地的狀態，故名「草嶺」。

Flora: Broad-Leaved Forest,

芒花
Coniferous Trees and Grass Fern The Legend of the Silver Grass
‧ 拾穗
Caoling is a good place for admiring silver grass in the autumn. Looking
around and seeing the trees growing near the hilltops, you would know that
66 Caoling was not always covered with silver grass. The environmental factors 67
山海間的古道記憶 in Caoling do not limit tree growth and forest formation. However, the
past several fires destroyed large tracts of forests. With the passing time,
forests have been recovered from the valleys toward the hilltops. Because
of unfavorable environments on hilltops, the succession proceeds pretty
slowly. Till now, Caoling is still mostly covered with grasses.
─ 草嶺古道尋幽行

十年精彩全紀錄 Memories Beyond the Mountains and the Sea: Past, Present, and the Future of the Caoling Historical Trails
暖濕谷地多榕樹 名符其實的稜果榕
榕樹屬熱帶性樹種，全世界有850種，位居亞熱帶的臺灣也有18種 榕樹最大的特點就在於它那一球球像果實的構造，其內包藏著無數
11變種，多分布於低海拔地區，特別是溫暖潮濕的溪谷環境。在 的小花，故稱「隱頭花序」，結的果實也包在這球狀物裏，故也
草嶺古道上共可發現14種榕樹植物，常見的有正榕、雀榕、大葉雀 稱「隱頭果」。稜果榕的隱頭果具有一條條的稜線，故名。雌雄異
榕、島榕、稜果榕、水同木、菲律賓榕、九丁榕與牛乳榕。 株。常與水同木混淆，隱頭果扁球形具稜、嫩葉黃綠而不顯橙紅可
資區別。
Fig trees in warm and moist valleys
Hauil fig
Figs are tropical tree species. There are 850 species of
figs in the world. In Taiwan, there are 18 species and 11 The major characteristic of figs is its fruit-like syconia, in which
varieties, mostly distributed in low elevations, especially in many flowers are hidden. Hauil fig’s syconia with ridges on
warm and moist valleys. Along Caoling ancient trails, 14 the surface are its major difference from other figs. Its young
species of figs can be found. leaves are yellowish green.