A newly discovered plant found by a national park volunteer in the Texas desert is a small, fuzzy flower that pokes up between rocks. With its limited range, this species could be threatened by ...

The name "Ovicula" is derived from Latin, meaning "tiny sheep," a nod to the wool-like fuzz covering the plant. "Biradiata" refers to the two ray petals present in each flower.

The small plant, officially named “Ovicula biradiata" and more affectionately called “wooly devil,” was first spotted in March 2024.(Big Bend National Park) A “wooly” plant is among a ...

BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, Texas (KOSA) - Ovicula Biradiata has officially been added to the list of over 1,200 plant species that call big bend national park home. But even in one of the nation’s ...

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 petal ...

Ovicula means “tiny sheep” — apropos for the white “wool” coating the plant’s leaves, the National Park Service added. “Biradiata” refers to the two ray petals found in each of the ...

The plant, formally known as Ovicula biradiata, is especially notable for being the simultaneous discovery of a new species and genus. It was found with help from the community science app ...

The plant, formally known as Ovicula biradiata, is especially notable for being the simultaneous discovery of a new species and genus. It was found with help from the community science app ...