Scientists have identified both a new species and genus of sunflower in the Texas desert, but climate change may threaten its ...

"It was very clear at first that it was a member of the sunflower family, because all members of the sunflower family have flowers that are made up of a bunch of flowers put together," Lichter Marck ...

And unlike the towering stalks of other sunflowers, this new find is a "belly plant," which is best observed when lying on the ground. So while it may not make an ideal summer garden flower ...

"O. biradiata is a member of the sunflower family, although it does not resemble its sunburst-shaped relatives at first glance," said Issac Lichter Marck, a researcher at the California Academy of ...