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See the "Wooly Devil," new plant species discovered at a U.S. national park for the first time in nearly 50 years

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A new plant species called the Wooly Devil has been discovered at Big Bend National Park in Texas .

It's the first time a new species of plant has been found at a U.S. national park in nearly 50 years .

DNA analysis showed that the plant is so genetically distinct that it had to be considered a new genus.

It is in the daisy family and closely related to paperflowers and bitterweed.

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