Cone-head..?

This is a close up of a strange hops cone I found. It formed as the last outgrowth at the tip of the vine, and it's become a "leafy cone"..? Notice the leaves growing out of the cone..?!

There are no others I can see like this, like the growth was still comitted to vegetative tissue (leaves) as the cone 'set' in its growth around the leafy shoot tip..?

Growth gone Crazy..?

Normal cones are shown in the background