"After sequencing its DNA and comparing it with other specimens in the academy’s herbarium, we discovered that this small, fuzzy plant is not only a new species within the sunflower group ...

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 ...

It turns out that when staffers at Big Bend National Park came across a tiny, fuzzy-looking plant last year, they had stumbled upon a new species. In March 2024, a park ranger and botany program ...