The sequencing revealed that this small and fuzzy plant is both a new species within the sunflower group and distinct enough to be a completely new genus. Park volunteer and study co-author Deb ...

While it might not look like a sunflower, this fuzzy plant is brightening up the plant world. For nearly 50 years, researchers from the U.S. National Park System hadn’t found any new plants ...

"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 ...

Researchers with the California Academy of Sciences have discovered a new species of sunflower endemic to the dry, rugged terrain found at Big Bend National Park. The wooly devil, which was ...