{"id":140688,"date":"2025-02-26T03:41:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T20:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=140688"},"modified":"2025-02-26T03:41:00","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T20:41:00","slug":"fuzzy-new-wooly-devil-plant-species-discovered-at-texas-national-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=140688","title":{"rendered":"Fuzzy new &#8216;wooly devil&#8217; plant species discovered at Texas national park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-container\">\n<div data-widget-type=\"embed\" data-video-id=\"fmc-qmi3wb6su9uz6rzx\" class=\"m video-player\"><a href=\"\" class=\"video-link\"><span class=\"overlay\"\/> <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/37919017405\/320\/179\/d19wg826tm2b6ahc.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/37919017405\/640\/358\/d19wg826tm2b6ahc.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/37919017405\/768\/432\/d19wg826tm2b6ahc.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/37919017405\/1536\/864\/d19wg826tm2b6ahc.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" width=\"1984\" height=\"1116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/37919017405\/992\/558\/d19wg826tm2b6ahc.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/37919017405\/1984\/1116\/d19wg826tm2b6ahc.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/37919017405\/992\/558\/d19wg826tm2b6ahc.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"'Firefall' happens in the winter, when Horsetail Fall is flowing and the sunsent hits the waterfall just right. The phenomenon doesn't last long each year. Just for a few weeks, typically in February.\" width=\"992\" height=\"558\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/a> <!----><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"sub-text\">&#8216;Firefall&#8217; happens in the winter, when Horsetail Fall is flowing and the sunsent hits the waterfall just right. The phenomenon doesn&#8217;t last long each year. Just for a few weeks, typically in February.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><strong>BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, Texas <\/strong>\u2013 Two national park staff members made an astonishing discovery while walking through Texas&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/texas\/big-bend-national-park\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Big Bend National Park<\/a> last year that has resulted in a new classification of a plant species.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The park rangers noticed tiny plants sprinkled among desert rocks while walking in a remote area of the park last March. The two realized the flowers didn&#8217;t look like anything they had seen before.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The rangers took photos of their discovery and upon further investigation, it was determined the plant was previously unknown to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/biology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">science<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The results of a genetic analysis have now revealed the plant is so distinctive that it was not merely a new plant species. It is best classified as an entirely new genus within the Asteraceae (Daisy) family.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/288\/162\/cover-shot-ovicula-web.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/576\/324\/cover-shot-ovicula-web.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/720\/405\/cover-shot-ovicula-web.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1440\/810\/cover-shot-ovicula-web.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/668\/376\/cover-shot-ovicula-web.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1336\/752\/cover-shot-ovicula-web.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/668\/376\/cover-shot-ovicula-web.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Close up view of &quot;Wooly Devil.&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">Close up view of &#8220;Wooly Devil.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (NPS \/ D. Manley)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">This is the first new genus and species of plant discovered in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/national-parks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Park<\/a> in over 50 years, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.calacademy.org\/press\/releases\/california-academy-of-sciences-and-partners-uncover-new-sunflower-species-in-big-bend#:~:text=SAN%20FRANCISCO%2C%20CA%20(February%2018,Valley%20National%20Park%20in%201976.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">California Academy of Sciences.<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The name Ovicula Biradiata was given based on its fascinating appearance. Ovicula means &#8220;Tiny Sheep,&#8221; in reference to the fuzzy white &#8220;wool&#8221; that covers the leaves. Biradiata references the two ray petals in each flower.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\/space-force-reveals-image-secret-spacecraft-x37b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>SPACE FORCE REVEALS IMAGE SNAPPED BY TOP SECRET SPACE PLANE FOR FIRST TIME<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Researchers working on the plant have also referred to it as the &#8220;Wooly Devil.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/288\/162\/up-close.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/576\/324\/up-close.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/720\/405\/up-close.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1440\/810\/up-close.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/668\/376\/up-close.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1336\/752\/up-close.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/668\/376\/up-close.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Park botanist C. Whiting takes a closer look at wooly devil.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">Park botanist C. Whiting takes a closer look at wooly devil.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (NPS \/ C. Hoyt)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;I\u2019m excited to discover whether there are other populations in the park, details of its life cycle, what are the pollinators, and due to the current drought, if it will be observed at all this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/spring\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spring<\/a>,&#8221; said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/bibe\/learn\/news\/new-plant-species-discovered-in-big-bend.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Big Bend National Park Superintendent Anjna O\u2019Connor<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Big Bend National Park covers over 800,000 acres and has a wide range of habitat types, including riparian ecosystems, low desert bajadas, and sky island woodlands at higher elevations, according to the National Park Service.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\/fuzzy-new-wooly-devil-plant-big-bend-national-park\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;Firefall&#8217; happens in the winter, when Horsetail Fall is flowing and the sunsent hits the waterfall just right. 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