Published in Encycl. [J. Lamarck & al.] 4(1): 65. 1797 [9 Feb 1797]
The native range of this species is Medit. to Central Asia and Indian Subcontinent. It is an annual and grows primarily in the temperate biome. It is used to treat unspecified medicinal disorders, as animal food, a poison, a medicine and invertebrate food, has environmental uses and for food.