A volunteer spotted the tiny, fuzzy plant with maroon florets while exploring the remote northern corner of Big Bend National ...

A new fuzzy plant species called the "Wooly Devil" has been discovered amongst the arid landscapes of Big Bend National Park ...

The Wooly Devil, or Ovicula biradiata​, was first spotted by botany volunteer Deb Manley and a park ranger in Big Bend ...

Researchers with the California Academy of Sciences have discovered a new species of sunflower endemic to the harsh, rocky ...

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

A new plant species, the Wooly Devil (Ovicula biradiata), has been discovered in Texas's Big Bend National Park. This tiny, ...

Park botanist C. Whiting takes a closer look at wooly devil. Photo credit: NPS / D. Manley ...

A new plant species has been discovered at Big Bend National Park, the park announced in a news release Monday.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...