A volunteer spotted the tiny, fuzzy plant with maroon florets while exploring the remote northern corner of Big Bend National ...

A new fuzzy plant species called the "Wooly Devil" has been discovered amongst the arid landscapes of Big Bend National Park ...

Wooly Devil” has been found at Big Bend National Park in Texas. The plant, scientifically known as Ovicula biradiata, was ...

The plant, formally known as Ovicula biradiata, is especially notable for being the simultaneous discovery of a new species ...

The Wooly Devil, or Ovicula biradiata​, was first spotted by botany volunteer Deb Manley and a park ranger in Big Bend ...

Researchers with the California Academy of Sciences have discovered a new species of sunflower endemic to the dry, rugged ...

A new plant species, Ovicula biradiata, also known as "Wooly Devil," was discovered in Big Bend National Park, marking a new ...

Park botanist C. Whiting takes a closer look at wooly devil. Photo credit: NPS / D. Manley ...

The team sequenced the plant’s DNA and compared it with other specimens in the California Academy of Sciences’ herbarium. The ...

A new plant species has been discovered at Big Bend National Park, the park announced in a news release Monday.

Meet the wooly devil, a newly discovered plant that was found in Big Bend National Park in Texas in 2024. But it's not just a ...

The plant’s name, Ovicula biradiata, pays tribute to its fuzzy exterior. Ovicula means “tiny sheep” — apropos for the white “wool” coating the plant’s leaves, the National Park Service added.