thanks to @dodders007 in the comments section:

this flower might be the "desert anenome"

So I never found out what that weird flower was called. I skimmed through a couple hundred flowers with google images, and now my eyes hurt so fuggit. The only thing I know about it is that it's a desert plant. Also, 2 random leftovers from steemitphotochallenge #16.

Sorry about the colors...I think my eyes are tired today. Didn't know what to do with them, so they're kinda crazy -___-