Puccinia subepidermalis sp nov and new records of rust fungi from Fairy Meadows, Northern Pakistan

Five rust species from Fairy Meadows in the Northern Areas of Pakistan are herein described from a recent urediniological survey. Puccinia subepidermalis infecting Carex curta is proposed as a new rust species from Pakistan and is distinguished from similar Puccinia sp. found on the same host. P. praegracilis infecting Agrostis stolonifera is reported as a new record from Pakistan, and P. nepalensis infecting Rumex nepalensis and P. hieracii var. hieracii infecting Picris nuristanica are new reports from Fairy Meadows, Northern Areas of Pakistan. A re-description of Puccinia violae infecting Viola caespitosa including SEM photographs is presented.