Centaurea akamantis

The species 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 Akamas centaurea is endemic to Cyprus, where it is found in three localities on the Akamas Peninsula in western Cyprus. The three localities are the Avakas, Koufon, and Falkonias gorges. Its total range measures around seven square kilometres, of which less than one square kilometre is inhabited by the plant. The species inhabits steep, shaded, humid limestone cliffs that have other vegetation growing in the crevices. it is found at elevations of 70–150 m.

The Akamas centaurea has a very long flowering and fruiting period. The bloom period is between the months of May and November. The fruiting period is between the months of July to December.