New plant species discovered in Big Bend National Park

A new plant species, the 'wooly devil,' is discovered in Big Bend
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 iNaturalist.
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.
New plant species discovered in Big Bend National Park after 50 years
A new plant species, Ovicula biradiata, has been discovered in Big Bend National Park, marking the first such discovery in a U.S. national park in nearly 50 yea
This Tiny Fuzzy Plant is Called the Wooly Devil. It’s the First New Genus Discovered in a US National Park in 50 Years
The wooly devil is only the latest in a series of remarkable finds in the park. In recent years, scientists have uncovered fossils of a new duck-billed dinosaur and rediscovered a species of oak once thought extinct.
New Species Alert: Previously Undiscovered Plant Found At Big Bend National Park
Meet the wooly devil, a newly discovered plant that was found in Big Bend National Park in Texas in 2024. But it's not just a new species of plant. It's an entirely new genus of daisy not previously documented.
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.
Big Bend National Park Staffers Discover Entirely New Plant Species
Spanning 801,165 acres and featuring a mix of riparian ecosystems, desert bajadas, and sky island woodlands, Big Bend National Park is a biodiversity treasure. Other cool finds here recently include the fossil of a new duck-billed dinosaur species ( Malefica deckerti) and the rediscovery of an oak ( Quercus tardifolia) once thought extinct.
Meet the 'Wooly Devil,' the new plant species discovered at Big Bend National Park
A new fuzzy plant species called the "Wooly Devil" has been discovered amongst the arid landscapes of Big Bend National Park in Texas.
New 'wooly' plant species discovered at Texas' Big Bend National Park
The small plant, officially named “Ovicula biradiata" and more affectionately called “wooly devil,” was first spotted in March 2024, sprinkled among
New 'wooly devil' fuzzy plant species discovered in Texas’ Big Bend National Park
Meet "wooly devil," a fuzzy new plant species discovered at a national park in Texas is a brand new species. Botanists are excited to watch it grow this spring.
New plant species called 'wooly devil' discovered in Big Bend National Park
A new plant species was recently discovered in Texas’ Big Bend National Park. It’s being called the “wooly devil.”
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