Published in C. F. von Ledebour, Fl. ross. 3:820. 1851 (Beitr. Fl. Russl. 292. 1852; Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Pétersbourg Divers Savans 7:468. 1854)
The native range of this species is Iran to Mongolia and N. & W. China. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.