Published in Houtt. (1780). In: Natuurl. Hist. 2(14): 57, T. 97, F. 1 (1783), Et Pfl. Syst. 13(1): 62, T. 95, F. 1 (1786) (Nom. illeg., Non Thunb.).
The native range of this species is Pakistan to Sakhalin and Indo-China. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.