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

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 ...

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

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

The wooly devil is only the latest in a series of remarkable finds in the park. In recent years, scientists have uncovered ...

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

A new plant species, Ovicula biradiata, also known as "Wooly Devil," was discovered in Big Bend National Park, marking a new ...

The team sequenced the plant’s DNA and compared it with other specimens in the California Academy of Sciences’ herbarium. The ...

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.