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1-SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 402
1+89R17840 BK-D
2+ By: Gutierrez, et al. S.R. No. 402
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7+ R E S O L U T I O N
28 WHEREAS, Two staff members at Big Bend National Park, Deb
39 Manley and Cathy Hoyt, have captivated the botanical world with
410 their discovery of a new plant species, the "wooly devil"; and
511 WHEREAS, Ms. Manley, a volunteer in the park's botany
612 program, and Ms. Hoyt, a supervisory interpretive park ranger,
713 first encountered the plant while on a hike in the park's
814 backcountry in March 2024; nestled among the desert rocks, the
9- plant featured fuzzy foliage and narrow, maroon-colored petals
10- that were unlike any species they had seen before; the discovery
11- elicited tremendous interest among botanists, and park staff
12- were eventually joined by representatives from California
13- Academy of Sciences, Sul Ross State University, and Centro
14- Interdisciplinario de Investigación para el Desarrollo Integral
15- Regional in studying and classifying the species; and
15+ plant featured fuzzy foliage and narrow, maroon-colored petals that
16+ were unlike any species they had seen before; the discovery
17+ elicited tremendous interest among botanists, and park staff were
18+ eventually joined by representatives from California Academy of
19+ Sciences, Sul Ross State University, and Centro Interdisciplinario
20+ de Investigación para el Desarrollo Integral Regional in studying
21+ and classifying the species; and
1622 WHEREAS, Researchers dubbed the plant the "wooly devil" in
1723 reference to its hairy leaves and hornlike florets, and it was
18- designated with the official name Ovicula biradiata in a new
19- genus within the daisy family; diminutive in size, the wooly
20- devil ranges from half an inch to three inches across, and it has
21- been identified in just three small sections in Big Bend's
22- portion of the Chihuahuan Desert; as an annual plant that blooms
23- after desert rains, it has likely struggled to survive in the
24- midst of prolonged droughts in its habitat, making its discovery
25- all the more remarkable to the scientific community; and
24+ designated with the official name Ovicula biradiata in a new genus
25+ within the daisy family; diminutive in size, the wooly devil ranges
26+ from half an inch to three inches across, and it has been identified
27+ in just three small sections in Big Bend's portion of the Chihuahuan
28+ Desert; as an annual plant that blooms after desert rains, it has
29+ likely struggled to survive in the midst of prolonged droughts in
30+ its habitat, making its discovery all the more remarkable to the
31+ scientific community; and
2632 WHEREAS, Uncovering not only a new species but an entirely
27- new plant genus is a rare and exciting scientific breakthrough,
28- and Deb Manley and Cathy Hoyt may indeed take pride in the role
29- they played in bringing this tiny marvel to light and furthering
30- the study of the fascinating biodiversity found within Big Bend
33+ new plant genus is a rare and exciting scientific breakthrough, and
34+ Deb Manley and Cathy Hoyt may indeed take pride in the role they
35+ played in bringing this tiny marvel to light and furthering the
36+ study of the fascinating biodiversity found within Big Bend
3137 National Park; now, therefore, be it
32- RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th
33- Legislature, hereby commemorate the discovery of a new plant
34- species at Big Bend National Park and commend Deb Manley and
35- Cathy Hoyt for their vital contribution to this undertaking.
36- Gutierrez
37- Blanco Flores Kolkhorst Blanco Flores Kolkhorst
38-Blanco Flores Kolkhorst
39- Cook Hinojosa of Hidalgo Menéndez Cook Hinojosa of Hidalgo Menéndez
40-Cook Hinojosa of Hidalgo Menéndez
41- Eckhardt Johnson Zaffirini Eckhardt Johnson Zaffirini
42-Eckhardt Johnson Zaffirini
43- Patrick, President of the Senate
44- ________________________________
45- President of the Senate
46- I hereby certify that the
47- above Resolution was adopted by
48- the Senate on April 15, 2025.
49- ________________________________
50- Secretary of the Senate
51- ________________________________
52- Member, Texas Senate
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56-Blanco Flores Kolkhorst
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60-Cook Hinojosa of Hidalgo Menéndez
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64-Eckhardt Johnson Zaffirini
38+ RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature
39+ hereby commemorate the discovery of a new plant species at Big Bend
40+ National Park and commend Deb Manley and Cathy Hoyt for their vital
41+ contribution to this undertaking.