A newly discovered plant found by a national park volunteer in the Texas desert is a small, fuzzy flower that pokes up between rocks. With its limited range, this species could be threatened by ...

"They chose the name Ovicula, which means "tiny sheep" in Latin, due to the plant's fuzzy appearance resembling wool. The species name biradiata refers to the two ray petals found in each flower.

According to the World Economic Forum, about 400,000 plant species have been named, but another 100,000 have yet to be discovered. Scientists have several new species to study, including a fuzzy ...

The plant was first discovered in March 2024, according to a news release from the National Park Service. The two workers noticed some very tiny, fuzzy plants among the desert rocks in a remote ...

Ovicula means "Tiny Sheep," in reference to the fuzzy white "wool" that covers the leaves. Biradiata references the two ray petals in each flower. Researchers working on the plant have also ...