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

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

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

Deb Manley was exploring a remote area of Big Bend National Park when she spotted something unusual on the ground. Tiny, ...

A new plant species, Ovicula biradiata, has been discovered in Big Bend National Park, marking the first such discovery in a ...

Staffers at Big Bend National Park discovered a new plant species “previously unknown to science,” the National Park Service ...

The plant, found on desert rocks, belongs to the same family as daisies and has been named Ovicula biradiata. The name "Ovicula" is derived from Latin, meaning "tiny sheep," a nod to the wool-like ...

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

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

The plant’s name, Ovicula biradiata, pays tribute to its fuzzy exterior. Ovicula means “tiny sheep” — apropos for the white ...

Meet "wooly devil," a fuzzy new plant species discovered at a national park in Texas is a brand new species. Botanists are ...

A new plant species was recently discovered in Texas’ Big Bend National Park. It’s being called the “wooly devil.” ...