and “devil” after its two red ray florets resembling horns and its closeness to an area known as the Devil’s Den. Its scientific name, Ovicula biradiata, leans into similar themes.

The plant, formally known as Ovicula biradiata, is especially notable for being the simultaneous discovery of a new species and genus. It was found with help from the community science app iNaturalist ...

Researchers call the plant the wooly devil because of its fuzzy appearance and the red horn-like flowers that bloom from it. Photo by Deb Manley, et al. (2025) PhytoKeys “While many assume that ...

a volunteer’s eyes were caught by a colorful sight sprouting up from the beige and brown of the Chihuahuan Desert — “devil”-ish blooms, flowers like bright red horns. The volunteer ...