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 ...

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.

B IG 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 ...

Its name reflects its appearance: Ovicula means “tiny sheep,” a reference to the thick white fuzz covering its leaves, while biradiata refers to the two strap-shaped petals on each flower. For ...

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 ...

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 ...

Staffers at Big Bend National Park discovered a new plant species "previously unknown to science," the National Park Service confirmed Monday. | Local News from KRQE News 13 in Albuquerque, New Mexico ...

Ovicula biradiata, as it is formally known, is especially notable for being the simultaneous discovery of a new species and genus. The findings were published last week in the peer-reviewed ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) – Texas is big — so big, it seems, that there are still things to be discovered in the state. Staffers at Big Bend National Park, located in Western Texas, found that to be true ...

The Wooly Devil, or Ovicula biradiata , was first spotted by botany volunteer Deb Manley and a park ranger in Big Bend National Park in Texas in March 2024.