March 3 , 2021
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- A group of scientists discovered a new species of alpine plant in the Tawang district of Arunachal Pradesh.
- The details were published in Biodiversitas: Journal of Biological Diversity.
- The new species of plant belongs to the family of Himalayan sunflower.
- It has been named as Cremanthodium indicum.
- This species of plant generally flowers from July to August.
- It is endemic to the Penga-Teng Tso Lake of Tawang district.
- As per the IUCN Guideline, this alpine plant species has been listed as critically endangered.
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