A Botanist’s View of Local Flora – Subalpine meadows

by Dr. F. Alice LeDuc

What does the term subalpine meadow mean? Subalpine is the biotic zone just below tree line. Open meadow areas among open trees. At the upper limit one will find twisted trees, sculpted by wind and snow. I spent a lot of time walking through these meadows as they were in full bloom in August. One thing you will find as you go up in elevation the later in the season…