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Big Bend Celebrates Rare Sunflower Amid Toxic Plant Warning

2/23/2025

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Big Bend National Park in Texas is urging visitors to exercise caution around the toxic Sacred Datura plant while celebrating the discovery of the rare Woolly Devil sunflower, a stunning new genus not spotted in U.S. national parks for half a century. Volunteers and researchers stress the need for safe observation of these extraordinary botanical wonders.

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Big Bend National Park in Texas is urging visitors to exercise caution around the toxic Sacred Datura plant while celebrating the discovery of the rare Woolly Devil sunflower, a stunning new genus not spotted in U.S. national parks for half a century. Volunteers and researchers stress the need for safe observation of these extraordinary botanical wonders.