Nile Valley North of Nubia (Fayium), Nile Valley North of Nubia (Delta), Nile Valley North of Nubia, Nubia, Libyan Desert Oases, Nubian Desert Oases, Mareotic Sector, North Sinai, Isthmic Desert, Mountainous Southern Sinai.
Canary Islands, Spain, Sardinia, Greece, Turkey, Africa, southwest Asia, extending to India and Australia.
Dry waste ground.
Perennial.