Alpine Mushrooms of North America

Treasures Above Treeline

Cathy Cripps

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University of Illinois Press
31 December 2025

Reference works; Mycology, fungi (non-medical); Trees, wildflowers & plants

A singular guide to mushrooms on mountain tops

Little-known and hard to find, the tiny mushrooms that grow above the treeline offer mycophiles rare opportunities—but also index the advance of global climate change. Cathy L. Cripps’s comprehensive nature guide draws on the twenty-five years of collecting and research that have made her North America’s foremost expert on alpine fungi.

Features include:

More than 200 color photographs

Small size-perfect for use in the field

In-depth scientific information on 150 species, including some recently discovered and most not found outside alpine or Arctic habitats

Division of species into ecological groups to aid with searching and identification

Coverage of the Rocky Mountains of Montana, Wyoming, and Colorado, with extensions into British Columbia and Alaska, with many of the same mushrooms also found in the Arctic

Tips on collecting for both professional researchers and amateur enthusiasts

A conservation-based approach aimed at the general public, mycologists, researchers, naturalists, land managers, and others Easy to use and charged with cutting-edge science, Alpine Mushrooms of North America is an expert guide to mycology’s final frontier.

By: Cathy Cripps
Imprint: University of Illinois Press
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 184mm, Width: 114mm,
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9780252088933
ISBN 10: 025208893X
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 31 December 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Cathy L. Cripps is an emeritus professor of mycology at Montana State University. She is the coauthor of The Essential Guide to Rocky Mountain Mushrooms by Habitat and the editor of Fungi in Forest Ecosystems: Systematics, Diversity, and Ecology.

Reviews for Alpine Mushrooms of North America: Treasures Above Treeline

“This is an excellent overview of the alpine mushrooms in North America. It is written by one of the most knowledgeable Alpine mycologists in the world and is based on decades of experience and well-documented specimens. Ecologically, the book clearly illustrates the close relationships between fungi and plants. A great addition to any mycological library!” - Joe Ammirati, coauthor of Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest