New endangered plant species discovered in the Himalayas

Botanical Survey of India (BSI) has discovered a brand-new plant species, Bupleurum oslaense, in the Western Himalayas. Found near Osla village at an elevation of 2,550 meters in Uttarakhand's Govind Pashu Vihar National Park during a July 2024 expedition, the perennial herb was spotted along streamside rocky walls.