The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Alpestrine \Al*pes"trine\, a. [L. Alpestris.] 1. Pertaining to the Alps, or other high mountains; as, Alpestrine diseases, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Growing on the elevated parts of mountains, but not above the timber line; subalpine. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
alpestrine adj 1: growing at high altitudes [syn: alpestrine, subalpine]