Starfish flower

Or the sheriff's star.

[kali]

so unusual

[moni kozi]

Thank you. yes it is. It looks as if made of leather. And feels like, too.

[KV]

Never seen one of these... unique!

[moni kozi]

@kvphoto They are indeed not very common. Thank you for stopping by.

[JackieR]

gosh is this the flower of that cactus?? Looks rather solid and dense

[moni kozi]

@30pics4jackiesdiamond yes it is. A bit repulsive at first, but on closer look, it is amazing. I have a macro capture of the center (not suitable for September) and my friend inquired: is this a plant or an animal?

[Pyrrhula]

Great capture. I`ve use Wikipedia to find an answer. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stapelia_grandiflora

[Shutterbug]

Very nice. I have never seen that before.

[moni kozi]

@pyrrhula thank you. Yes, I think that is the one. There are a lot of varieties... isn't nature amazing in teaching us variety?
@shutterbug49 thank you.

[Corinne]

great flower !

[moni kozi]

@cocobella thank you!

[Pyrrhula]

@monikozi Yes. We should take more care on this.