The phrase "alpine flora" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to the plant life that is native to mountainous regions, particularly those found in high altitudes.
Example: "The researchers conducted a study on the diverse alpine flora found in the Rocky Mountains."
Alternatives: "mountain vegetation" or "high-altitude plants".
However, some regional peculiarities exist both in alpine flora and in vegetation structure.
The treeless mountains with their heaths, marshes, and boulder fields have Alpine flora.
The scientists also arrived here in in the mid-1800s, scouring the bush for new alpine flora and fauna.
"It's not a very spectacular plant, but it's interesting nevertheless and a welcome addition to our alpine flora," he said.
Because of high elevation the scenery of the Upper Engadin is stark, with no tillage; firs and larches flourish, and the Alpine flora is rich and varied.
Sun, H. Tethys retreat and Himalayas-Hengduanshan Mountains uplift and their significance on the origin and development of the Sino-Himalayan elements and alpine flora (in Chinese).
Strong persistence via plurennial stocks or dense turfs, entire above-ground renewal over winter, lateral spreading over short distances and generalistic diaspore dissemination complete the main attributes of the High Pyrenees and most alpine floras.
The main goal of this study was to screen for the occurrence of apomixis in the high-alpine flora of the Alps and to test the utility of the FCSS methodology for non-model plants on seeds collected in the wild.
For something a bit less strenuous, the entrance area of Mount Kinabalu park is beautiful and features some easy walking trails that showcase alpine Borneo flora and fauna.
Remarkably, the flora in the diverse array of alpine vegetation subtypes, such as in the above example, typically consists of a similar number of different plant species about 200 in many regions both temperate and tropical.
However, it has been shown that biotic interactions from lowland flora contribute to shape the "rear edge" of alpine plant distributions.
