Acacia anceps

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Port Lincoln wattle
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Acacia anceps habit
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Clade: Mimosoid clade
Genus: Acacia
Species:
A. anceps
Binomial name
Acacia anceps
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A. anceps foliage and flowers

Acacia anceps, commonly known as Port Lincoln wattle [1] or the two edged wattle, [2] is a shrub belonging to the genus Acacia and the subgenus Phyllodineae.

Description

The bushy spreading shrub typically grows to a height of 1 to 3 metres (3 to 10 ft). It blooms from September to February and produces yellow flowers. [3] The branches are erect, rigid, glabrous and grow outward to a diameter of 1 to 3 metres (3 to 10 ft). [1] The phyllodes are thick and rigid with a linear to obovate shape. They grow to a length of around 5 centimetres (2.0 in) and a width of 3.5 cm (1.4 in). 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 5 cm (2.0 in) long and 1.2 cm (0.5 in) wide containing seeds which are dark brown or mottled with an elliptic shape. [2]

Distribution

It is native to an area along the south coast of the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia [3] and coastal areas of South Australia as far east as the Eyre Peninsula. [2] It grows well in calcareous sandy soils and shallow red-brown sandy soils as a part of coastal dune vegetation or open scrub ecosystems. [2]

Cultivation

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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Acacia anceps". Plant Selector. Botanical Gardens of South Australia. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Acacia anceps". Seeds of South Australia. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Acacia anceps". FloraBase . Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.