Published in Holl, F. & Heynhold, G. Fl. Sachsen 1: 538. (1842); ex Rchb., Fl. Sachsen 2: No. 1717, p. 382. (1842). L1002
The native range of this species is Temp. Eurasia to Tropical African Mountains. It is an annual and grows primarily in the temperate biome.