With furry white leaves and maroon-streaked florets, the newly identified plant has been dubbed "wooly devil." ...

A new species of sunflower, Ovicula biradiata, has been identified in Big Bend National Park, Texas. This discovery, made by a park volunteer, marks the first new genus of plant documented in a U.S.

Instructions are given for planting a sunflower seed and tending to the plant. This clip can be used to demonstrate the life cycle of a plant, from its starting point as a seed or bulb.