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The remote region makes up part of Big Bend National Park in Texas. It is also home to a brand-new species of colorful flower with bright red, devil-like horns.
Newly discovered flower, the wooly devil, found in Texas’ Big Bend. First time in 50 years a new genus of plant found at a national park.
Walking through the boundless landscape of red rocks and limestone cliffs in Texas' Big Bend National Park last March, a volunteer and a park ranger came across a plant they didn't recognize.
Big Bend National Park is a roughly 430-mile drive southwest from Austin. More information: Debra L. Manley et al, Ovicula biradiata, a new genus of Compositae from Big Bend National Park in Trans ...
Scientists who want to learn more about the "wooly devil," a tiny flower recently discovered in West Texas, hope it will bloom again in a couple of weeks after rain finally falls in the area.
Staffers at Big Bend National Park discovered a new plant species “previously unknown to science,” the National Park Service confirmed Monday.
Say hello to the wooly devil. The type of sunflower is a new plant species, identified in Big Bend National Park in Texas. Ovicula biradiata, as it is formally known, is especially notable for ...