Astragalus molybdenus

Astragalus molybdenus

Vulnerable  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Astragalus
Species:
A. molybdenus
Binomial name
Astragalus molybdenus
Varieties
  • Astragalus molybdenus var. lackschewitzii (Lavin & H.Marriott) S.L.Welsh
  • Astragalus molybdenus var. molybdenus
  • Astragalus molybdenus var. shultziorum (Barneby) S.L.Welsh

Astragalus molybdenus is a species of flowering plant in the legume family known by the common names Leadville milkvetch and molybdenum milkvetch. It is endemic to Colorado in the United States. If the separate species Astragalus shultziorum and Astragalus lackschewitzii are included in A. molybdenum the range expands into Wyoming and Montana.