Alpine tundra is the highest altitudinal biome which occurs near the top of high mountains having permanent snow e.g. Himalayas. It is treeless region and lie above timberline.
Trees of lower region become tiny shrubs - Juniperus, Rhododendron plants usually have spreading or cushion habit and often grows in protected areas. Alpine tundra differ from arctic tundra in being slopy, well drain with the little peat or bog, more herbaceous and dwarfed trees.
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