This is the Antirrhinum, a normal looking garden variety flower. It is commently know as a Snapdragon for its resembalance to a dragons head. When laterally squeezed the flower will open and close its so called mouth. But once the flower has died it leaves behind something a bit more creepy, The dragon which is a visual metaphor seems to leave behind a skull.
Its no surprise that ancient cultures held the snapdragon to possess supernatural powers. They were though to offer protection from witches and their curses, and conceilling one on your body was suppose to make a person seem gracious and fascinating.
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