1) Alpestrine 2) Beyond the foothills 3) Growing at high altitudes 4) Upland 1) Alpestrine 2) Highland 3) Upland 
• (a.) Inhabiting the somewhat high slopes and summits of mountains, but considerably below the snow line.
Sub·al'pine adjective [ Latin subalpinus .] (Bot. & Zoology) Inhabiting the somewhat high slopes and summits of mountains, but considerably below the snow line. 
1500 - 2500 m, Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris), Norway Spruce (Picea abies), Swiss Pine (Pinus cembra, Arve or Zirbel) limit and European Larch (Larix decidua) limit
pertaining to the regions at the foot of the Alps. · growing on mountains below the limit of tree growth, and above the foothill, or montane, zone.