Claim: Alpine shrublands (a montane grasslands ecoregion of Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, and Nepal) characterized by rhododendrons which is quite varied with species composition changing as one moves from west to east along the range, predominate at lower elevations, close to the treeline.
Evidence: The Eastern Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows is a montane grasslands and shrublands ecoregion of Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, and Nepal, which lies between the tree line and snow line in the eastern portion of the Himalaya Range. Alpine shrublands, characterized by rhododendrons, predominate at lower elevations, close to the treeline. The rhododendron flora of the ecoregion is quite varied, with species composition changing as one moves from west to east along the range.