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.

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 ...