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

It was tiny – only a few centimeters long – with striking red petals and green leaves covered in what ... we discovered that this small, fuzzy plant is not only a new species within the ...

This is the first new genus and species of plant discovered in a National Park in over 50 years, according to the California Academy of Sciences. The name Ovicula Biradiata was given based on its ...