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New plant species discovered in US national park for first time in 50 years

The plant has been named Ovicula biradiata, meaning 'tiny sheep,' due to its wool-like leaves, as stated by the park.
Big Bend National Park Superintendent Anjna O'Connor expressed excitement about the discovery and what more there is to learn about the new species.

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New Plant Species Discovered at Big Bend NP

19 hours ago·United States

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Spectrum Local News

New plant — the 'wooly devil' — discovered at Big Bend National Park

The tiny, fuzzy plant was first spotted in March 2024.

23 hours ago·United States

Meet the 'wooly devil,' a new plant species discovered in Big Bend National Park

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.

1 day ago·Washington, United States

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Smithsonian Mag

Meet the 'Wooly Devil,' the First New Plant Genus Discovered in a National Park Since 1976

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

2 days ago·United States

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New 'wooly devil' plant species discovered in Texas national park

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 after discovering a new plant species "previously unknown to science," the National Park Service confirmed Monday. Last March, a Big Bend National Park botany program volunteer and a supervisory interpretive park ranger found some small plants growing among…

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Straight Arrow News

New plant species discovered in US national park for first time in 50 years

A botany volunteer discovered a never-before-seen plant species in Texas' Big Bend National Park. Park botanists have dubbed the tiny plant the "wooly devil." DNA analysis of the flowering plant shows it's related to daisies but has its own genus. Researchers continue to investigate whether the species has medicinal properties. Full Story For the first time in half a century, a volunteer botanist discovered a new plant species at one of America’…

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