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Meet the 'Wooly Devil,' the First New Plant Genus Discovered in a National Park Since 1976Deb Manley was exploring a remote area of Big Bend National Park when she spotted something unusual on the ground. Tiny, ...
The plant, formally known as Ovicula biradiata, is especially notable for being the simultaneous discovery of a new species ...
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This Tiny Fuzzy Plant is Called the Wooly Devil. It’s the First New Genus Discovered in a US National Park in 50 YearsThe wooly devil is only the latest in a series of remarkable finds in the park. In recent years, scientists have uncovered ...
Texas is big — so big, it seems, that there are still things to be discovered in the state. Staffers at Big Bend National ...
The wooly devil (Ovicula biradiata) was found in Big Bend National Park in Texas with bright red petals and is a member of the sunflower family. It is detailed in a study recently published in the ...
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 ...
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 ...
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