Verticordia brachypoda is a species of flowering plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia.

Verticordia brachypoda is an irregularly branched shrub with a single stem at the base and which grows to a height of .20–1.5 m (0.7–5 ft) and a width of 15–1.2 cm (6–0.5 in).

Its leaves are mostly crowded on short side branches, 2–8 mm (0.08–0.3 in) long, linear to lance-shaped, almost circular in cross-section and have a blunt end.

The floral cup is shaped like half a sphere, 2.8–3.5 mm (0.11–0.14 in) long, and has 10 ribs, is more or less smooth but hairy near the top.

[3] It is widespread in areas between the Arrowsmith River, Wialki and Ravensthorpe in the Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains and Mallee biogeographic regions.