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

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

A volunteer spotted the tiny, fuzzy plant with maroon florets while exploring the remote northern corner of Big Bend National ...

In sun-scorched expanse of Big Bend National Park, where the Chihuahuan Desert stretches seemingly endlessly, Deb Manley was ...

Researchers with the California Academy of Sciences have discovered a new species of sunflower endemic to the harsh, rocky ...

A new plant species, Ovicula biradiata, also known as "Wooly Devil," was discovered in Big Bend National Park, marking a new ...

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

Researchers say odd-looking plants discovered by a volunteer and supervisory interpretive park ranger at a U.S. National Park ...

(CNN) - Staff members at Big Bend National Park discovered a brand-new plant. They spotted several odd-looking plants on desert rocks in a remote part of the park. Genetic analysis revealed that not ...

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

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

Park botanist C. Whiting takes a closer look at wooly devil. Photo credit: NPS / D. Manley ...