In a remote corner of the Chihuahuan Desert, an unexpected botanical discovery has captured the attention of scientists. A ...

Choose plants that will help these cheerful flowers thrive. Whether it's a field of yellow or a bouquet of sunny blooms, a big, cheerful sunflower is one of summer's most iconic sights.

Say hello to the wooly devil. The type of sunflower is a new plant species, identified in Big Bend National Park in Texas. Ovicula biradiata, as it is formally known, is especially notable for being ...

“O. biradiata is a member of the sunflower family, although it does not resemble its sunburst-shaped relatives at first glance.” The team sequenced the plant’s DNA and compared it with other ...

With the weather and ground warming and the days getting longer, it's only a matter of time before the flowers are in full ...

The Wooly Devil is what botanists call a "belly plant"-so tiny that it can only be properly observed while lying on the ...

The sunflower is native to North America and was domesticated by indigenous people in the eastern United States 4,000 years ...

The last time was 1976, so this is pretty exciting news! But before you get all excited to grow sunflowers in your garden this year, you might want to take a look at the new family member first.

"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 ...

A new fuzzy plant species called the "Wooly Devil" has been discovered amongst the arid landscapes of Big Bend National Park in Texas.