Native : NE. & E. Turkey to Lebanon and W. Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Pakistan, Transcaucasus, Turkey, West Himalaya
Literature : Oleg P & Adam S (1984). Flowers of Himalaya. Oxford University Press: 372; Nair, N. G (1977).Flora of Bashahr Himalayas. International Bioscience Publishers: 264; Chowdhery, H. J. & Wadhwa, B. H (1984). Flora of Himachal Pradesh Vol. 1. Published BSI: 666