▁mainly ▁co arse ▁ash ▁cry stal ▁t uff . ▁ ▁Cl imate ▁Under ▁the ▁Kö ppen ▁climate ▁classification , ▁Tai ▁Mo ▁Sh an ▁features ▁a ▁hum id ▁subt rop ical ▁climate ▁( C wa ), ▁border ing ▁a ▁subt rop ical ▁high land ▁climate ▁( C w b ). ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁height ▁of ▁the ▁mountain , ▁Tai ▁Mo ▁Sh an ▁is ▁claimed ▁to ▁be ▁Hong ▁Kong ' s ▁most ▁mist y ▁area , ▁as ▁it ▁is ▁often ▁covered ▁in ▁clouds . ▁In ▁summer ▁it ▁is ▁frequently ▁covered ▁with ▁cum ulus ▁clouds , ▁especially ▁on ▁ra iny ▁days , ▁and ▁in ▁winter ▁str atus ▁clouds ▁and ▁fog ▁often ▁cover ▁the ▁peak . ▁It ▁is ▁not ▁un common ▁for ▁temper atures ▁to ▁drop ▁below ▁free zing ▁point ▁during ▁the ▁winter . ▁ ▁Veg et ation ▁In ▁the ▁past , ▁Tai ▁Mo ▁Sh an ▁was ▁famous ▁for ▁a ▁type ▁of ▁green ▁tea , ▁called ▁mist ▁or ▁cloud ▁tea , ▁which ▁grew ▁wild ▁on ▁the ▁mountain ▁side . ▁Occ asion ally , ▁local ▁people ▁can ▁still ▁be ▁seen ▁pick ing ▁the ▁tea ▁sho ots ▁for ▁bre wing ▁green ▁tea . ▁ ▁More ▁than ▁ 1 , 5 0 0 ▁species ▁of ▁plants ▁have ▁been ▁recorded ▁in ▁Tai ▁Mo ▁Sh an ▁including ▁ 2 7 ▁species ▁of ▁native ▁wild ▁orch ids , ▁the ▁protected ▁Chinese ▁L ily ▁( L il ium ▁brow ni i ) ▁which ▁mostly ▁grows ▁on ▁the ▁east ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁Mountain , ▁ 2 4 ▁species ▁of ▁native ▁f ern s , ▁including