Acacia empelioclada is a shrub of the genus Acacia and the subgenus Pulchellae. It is native to an area along the south coast in the Goldfields-Esperance and Great Southern regions of Western Australia. The spindly erect shrub typically grows to a height of 0.5 to 2 metres (1.6 to 6.6 ft). It blooms from July to October and produces yellow-cream flowers.