Published in Royle ex D. Don. (1836). In: [Illustr. Bot. Himal. 277 (1835), Nomen] London Edinb. Philos. Mag. J. Sci. 8(43): 77.
The native range of this species is E. Afghanistan to W. Nepal. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the subalpine or subarctic biome.