Acacia anceps, commonly known as Port Lincoln wattle[1] or the two edged wattle, is a shrub belonging to the genus Acacia and the subgenus Phyllodineae.
The bushy spreading shrub typically grows to a height of Шаблон:Convert. It blooms from September to February and produces yellow flowers.[2] The branches are erect, rigid, glabrous and grow outward to a diameter of Шаблон:Convert.[1] The phyllodes are thick and rigid with a linear to obovate shape. They grow to a length of around Шаблон:Convert and a width of Шаблон:Convert. The solitary inflorescences are axillary with large globular flower heads. After flowering seed pods form that are red to brown in colour. The pods are flat to undulating and around Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert wide containing seeds which are dark brown or mottled with an elliptic shape.[3]
The plant is used as an ornamental wattle that thrives in coastal locations and is planted as a windbreak. It can be propagated from seeds or from cuttings but needs well drained soils. It will tolerate full sun or part shade and is drought tolerant.[1]
