Summary
Place of publication:
Linnaea 21:393. 1848
Verified:
11/15/1995
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
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Distribution
| order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Macaronesia | Spain | Canary Islands | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Algeria | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Azerbaijan | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Middle Asia | Kazakhstan | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Middle Asia | Kyrgyzstan | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Middle Asia | Turkmenistan | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Afghanistan | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Iran | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Iraq | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Israel | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Turkey | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | India | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | Pakistan | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | East Europe | Ukraine | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Germany | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Switzerland | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Northern Europe | United Kingdom | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Former Yugoslavia | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Greece | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Italy | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southwestern Europe | France | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southwestern Europe | Portugal | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southwestern Europe | Spain | | |
Native
Africa
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MACARONESIA:
Spain [Canary Islands]
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NORTHERN AFRICA:
Algeria
Asia-Temperate
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CAUCASUS:
Azerbaijan
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MIDDLE ASIA:
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan
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WESTERN ASIA:
Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Turkey
Asia-Tropical
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INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
India, Pakistan
Europe
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EAST EUROPE:
Ukraine
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MIDDLE EUROPE:
Switzerland, Germany
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NORTHERN EUROPE:
United Kingdom
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SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE:
Former Yugoslavia, Greece, Italy
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SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE:
Spain, France, Portugal
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network
(GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=403352.
Accessed 25 May 2026.