Carex canina var. pubiutriculata Hong Wang 2026, var. nov.

4.Carex caninaDunn var. pubiutriculata Hong Wang var. nov. Figs 1 F, 1 G, 2 M Diagnosis. The new variety differs from the autonymic variety in having pubescent utricles and sparsely pubescent bract sheaths. Type. China • Zhejiang: Longyou Xian, Miaoxia Town, near Fengwei Waterfall; alt. 480 m, in roadside grasses under bamboo forest; 13 May 2026; H. Wang 1457 (holotype: ZJFC; isotype: ZM). Etymology. The variety epithet “ pubiutriculata ” refers to the utricles of this new variety being pubescent. Phenology. Flowering and fruiting occur in early to mid-May. Additional specimens examined. China • Zhejiang: Longyou Xian, Miaoxia Town, near Fengwei Waterfall, in roadside grasses under bamboo forest, 13 May 2026, H. Wang 1454 (IBK, ZJFC, ZM); • the same locality, Qizixia, alt. 420 m, under bamboo forest, 9 May 2026, H. Wang 1451 (ZJFC, ZM). Conservation status. Carex canina var. pubiutriculata is currently known from a few collections in Longyou County, Zhejiang Province, China. Comprehensive field surveys have not yet been conducted to determine its geographic range, population size and trends, or potential threats. The available information is therefore insufficient to determine whether the variety meets any of the IUCN criteria for a threatened category. The variety is provisionally assessed as Data Deficient (DD) following the IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria (IUCN 2024).