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

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

A new plant species, the Wooly Devil (Ovicula biradiata), has been discovered in Texas's Big Bend National Park. This tiny, fuzzy plant with red petals and wool-covered leaves is the first new ...

The Wooly Devil, or Ovicula biradiata, was first spotted by botany volunteer Deb Manley and a park ranger in March 2024, according to the park service. The tiny, fuzzy-looking plants with yellow ...

The plant was found on a hike in the park's backcountry in March 2024 by park volunteer Deb Manley and Cathy Hoyt, a park interpretive operations supervisor. When Manley uploaded photos to the ...

Say hello to the wooly devil. The type of sunflower is a new plant species, identified in Big Bend National Park in Texas. Ovicula biradiata, as it is formally known, is especially notable for ...

The plant was found on a hike in the park’s backcountry in March 2024 by park volunteer Deb Manley and Cathy Hoyt, a park interpretive operations supervisor. When Manley uploaded photos to the ...

Deb Manley, the volunteer, snapped pictures of the plant and uploaded them to the app iNaturalists, where botanists from around the globe chimed in to help identify the mysterious plant.

Park volunteer and study co-author Deb Manley first spotted the plant in March 2024 and harnessed the power of international botanist crowdsourcing to identify this unknown species. O. biradiata ...