| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus molybdenus Barneby |
| Synonyms | Astragalus plumbeus Barneby |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 3300-3900m |
| Description | leaves grey pubescent, pinnate, leaflets 13-21, ovate, 4-8mm, flowers 1-4 in dense raceme, corolla 9-12mm long, pod 7-10mm long, ovoid, sessile |
| Size | 2-10cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado , Montana , Wyoming) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
molybdenus lackschewitzii (Lavin & H.Marriott) S.L.Welsh, N. Amer. Sp. Astragalus 51 (2007)
molybdenus shultziorum (Barneby) S.L.Welsh, Great Basin Naturalist 58(1): 46 (1998)
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