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

Walking through the boundless landscape of red rocks and limestone cliffs in Texas' Big Bend National Park last March, a ...

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

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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 ...