The park rangers noticed tiny plants sprinkled among desert rocks while ... Ovicula means "Tiny Sheep," in reference to the fuzzy white "wool" that covers the leaves. Biradiata references the ...

"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.

ensuring plenty of winged vectors to tote pollen to different plants. The luminescent whitish glow of ghost-pipe flowers no doubt helps lure the fuzzy insects. Ghost-pipe has been found in about ...