Professor Lin notes that the alpine plants on Yu-shan are quite unique, and the word “ Yu-shan ” is actually incorporated into the names of some plants, such as Yushan edelweiss (Leontopodium microphyllum), Yu-shan juniper (Juniperus morrisonicola), and Yu-shan azalea (Rhododendron pseudo-chrys-an-thum).
林俊全指出，玉山的高山植物群落非常獨特，有些植物還以玉山為名，例如：冰河孑遺活化石─玉山薄雪草（台灣原生特有種、生長在森林界線以上的岩壁），玉山圓柏、台灣特有種玉山杜鵑… 等等。