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, 31, t.50, 1773
The native range of this species is Macaronesia, Europe. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the temperate biome.