| Centaurea akamantis | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Centaurea |
| Species: | C. akamantis |
| Binomial name | |
| Centaurea akamantis T.Georgiadis & G.Chatzikyriakou | |
Centaurea akamantis, the Akamas centaurea, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is found only in northwest Cyprus. Its natural habitat is Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation. It is threatened by habitat loss. It was first published and described in Willdenowia Vol.23 on page 157 in 1993.
Description
It is a semi-woody herbaceous plant with drooping shoots, which can be up to 60 centimeters long. The alternate leaves are compound and are divided either once or twice. The greyish-green leaflets are linear or spear-shaped, between 1 and 5 millimeters wide, and covered with white matted hair. The small purple-mauve flowers are densely grouped in terminal flower heads that resemble large solitary flowers. The outer flowers bear a single large petal, while the inner flowers are tubular. The achenes looks like the seeds of wheat and have a lot of fine hair. The bloom period is between the months of May and November. The fruiting period is between the months of July to December.
References
- Kadis, C.; Eliades, N.-G. (2015). "Centaurea akamantis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T61619A3105831. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-1.RLTS.T61619A3105831.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- "Centaurea akamantis T.Georgiadis & Hadjik. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- "IUCN Top 50 - Centaurea akamantis". top50.iucn-mpsg.org. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
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