Genetic sequencing revealed that the plant is so distinct from its closest relatives that it warranted its own genus within the daisy family, Asteraceae. Its name reflects its appearance ...

that "it is not just a new species but best classified as an entirely new genus within the Asteraceae (Daisy) family," according to the National Park Service. The plant is nicknamed wooly devil ...

It’s so distinct from other plants that researchers have classified it as a brand-new genus within the daisy, or Asteraceae, family. The find marks the first time a new plant genus has been ...

Dubbed the wooly devil, the flower with furry leaves, purplish-striped petals and pops of yellow is a new genus and species in the same family as sunflowers and daisies: Asteraceae. It was ...

In each flower type, all basic four whorls of floral organs are found: Whorl 1: Flowers of Asteraceae lack conventional green sepals, but in most genera, including gerbera, the base of the corolla is ...

Researchers have named the new species, which is endemic to southwest India, Uniyala keralensis (family Asteraceae ... the Phytotaxa paper said. The genus Uniyala is named after the renowned ...