Acacia pachypoda is a shrub belonging to the genus Acacia and the subgenus Phyllodineae. It is native to an area in the eastern Wheatbelt and Goldfields-Esperance regions of Western Australia. The spreading and prickly shrub typically grows to a height of 0.3 to 0.7 metres (1.0 to 2.3 ft). It blooms from August to September and produces cream-yellow flowers.