▁animal ▁birth s ▁Category : Ind ividual ▁male ▁horses <0x0A> </s> ▁Ac acia ▁ser ic oph yl la ▁is ▁a ▁shr ub ▁or ▁tree ▁commonly ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁desert ▁dog wood , ▁desert ▁o ak ▁or ▁c ork - b ark ▁w attle . ▁To ▁the ▁Ind igen ous ▁Australian ▁people ▁of ▁the ▁area , ▁the ▁Ny ang um arta ▁pe op les , ▁it ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁Pir r k ala . ▁The ▁species ▁is ▁of ▁the ▁genus ▁Ac acia ▁and ▁the ▁sub gen us ▁Pl ur iner ves . ▁It ▁is ▁native ▁to ▁an ▁area ▁in ▁the ▁Northern ▁Territ ory ▁and ▁the ▁Kim ber ley ▁and ▁Pil bara ▁regions ▁of ▁Western ▁Australia . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁found ▁in ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁and ▁South ▁Australia . ▁ ▁The ▁g nar led ▁shr ub ▁or ▁tree ▁typically ▁grows ▁to ▁a ▁height ▁of ▁. ▁It ▁has ▁thick ▁sp ong y ▁grey ▁b ark ▁that ▁f iss ures ▁longitud in ally . ▁ ▁Tax onomy ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 9 ▁Ferdinand ▁von ▁Mu eller ▁described ▁this ▁species , ▁and ▁named ▁it ▁Ac acia ▁ser ic oph yl la . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁Richard ▁Cow an ▁and ▁Bruce ▁Mas lin ▁assigned ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁sub species , ▁Ac acia ▁cor ia ce a ▁sub sp . ▁ser ic oph yl la . ▁However , ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁He ads ▁of ▁Austral as ian ▁Her bar ia ▁via ▁the ▁Australian ▁Plant ▁Census ▁currently ▁( 2 0 0 6 ) ▁recogn ises ▁the