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

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

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

Texas is big — so big, it seems, that there are still things to be discovered in the state. Staffers at Big Bend National ...

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He warned climate change pushing deserts to become hotter and drier means highly specialized plants like the wooly devil are facing extinction. "We have only observed this plant in three narrow ...

The wooly devil, which was first observed in 2024 by park volunteer Deb Manley, is a small fur-covered wildflower that only blooms after rainfall — something academy researcher Isaac Lichter ...

The newly discovered wooly devil, whose scientific name is Ovicula biradiata is a member of the sunflower family and was discovered in Big Bend National Park in Texas. Image from the California ...

Researchers call the plant the wooly devil because of its fuzzy appearance and the red horn-like flowers that bloom from it. Photo by Deb Manley, et al. (2025) PhytoKeys “While many assume that ...