The small plant, officially named “Ovicula biradiata" and more affectionately called “wooly devil,” was first spotted in ...

Deb 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 ...

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

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 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 ... After Manley’s picture went up, researchers soon descended on Texas’ Big Bend National Park to get a closer ...

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 ...