Big Bend National Park, Wooly Devil

See the "Wooly Devil," new plant species discovered at a U.S. national park for the first time in nearly 50 years
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.
Researchers discover new species of sunflower dubbed the 'wooly devil' at Big Bend National Park
Researchers with the California Academy of Sciences have discovered a new species of sunflower endemic to the dry, rugged terrain found at Big Bend National Park. The wooly devil, which was first observed in 2024 by park volunteer Deb Manley,
New species of fuzzy sunflower found by national park volunteer
The team sequenced the plant’s DNA and compared it with other specimens in the California Academy of Sciences’ herbarium. The sequencing revealed that this small and fuzzy plant is both a new species within the sunflower group and distinct enough to be a completely new genus.
New ‘wooly devil’ plant species discovered at Big Bend National Park
A new plant species has been discovered at Big Bend National Park, the park announced in a news release Monday.
New sunflower species discovered at Big Bend National Park in Texas
The devil's in the details of this new plant species spotted in West Texas. It's in the sunflower family, yet looks nothing like your classic yellow-and-black petaled disk. An article published in the peer-reviewed botanical journal PhytoKeys this February first described the plant — known by the common name “woolly devil” — found at Big Bend
‘Devil’-like flower with ‘horns’ found in Texas is new species. Its location is secret
A volunteer at Texas’ Big Bend National Park spotted bright red blooms after rain in a remote stretch of desert, leading to ...
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Texas has a new flower species: The wooly devil
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 ...
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Entirely New Group of Species Discovered in Texas
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 ...