This is for non-forest environment above or near natural tree line. Where forest has been lost, many alpine species migrate down to fill the space, hence this is intended to cover mountain grassland and shrubland generally. We don't need to go into the equivalence of 'alpine' in NZ versus other parts of the world! Use tags to indicate habitat - rock, scree, herbfield, tarn, bog, flush, snowbank, grassland, shrubland ... less ↑