Astragalus yukselii is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is a shrublet with pink or purple flowers, and ovate to oblong-elliptical fruits. The species is native to Turkey, and was described in 2013.
Taxonomy The species was described by Seher Karaman Erkul and Zeki Aytaç in 2013.
Astragalus yukselii is closely related to Astragalus isauricus and Astragalus karjaginii. These species belong to the section Macrophyllium.
Distribution Astragalus yukselii is native to the temperate biome of Turkey. It is found near Hadim, Konya Province, Turkey. The species grows on roadsides and steppes, at elevations of .
Description Astragalus yukselii is a tall shrublet.
The leaves are long, and have long hairs. The leaf stems are long. The plant has seven to fourteen pairs of yellowish to light green leaflets. The leaflets are narrowly oblong, long, and wide.
The inflorescence is dense, ovoid to cylindrical, long, and wide. The inflorescence is composed of four to ten clusters. The flowers lack stems. The calyx is green, long, and has green or purple teeth. The corolla is pink to purple. The standard is long. The keel is long.
The fruits are ovate to oblong-elliptical, long, around high, and wide. The seeds are elliptical to kidney-shaped, brown (sometimes with black spots), long, and wide.
Etymology Astragalus yukselii is named for a plant collecter, and the father of one of the describing authors.
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