Published in Flora austriacae sive Plantarum selectarum in Austriae Archiducatu sponte crescentium Icones, Flora austriacae sive Plantarum selectarum in Austriae Archiducatu sponte crescentium Icones; 1773, 43, t.383, 1776
The native range of this species is E. Central & S. Europe to Xinjiang and Iran, NW. Africa. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.