Nile Valley North of Nubia, Nubia, Mareotic Sector, North Sinai, Libyan Desert, Nubian Desert, Arabian Desert, Galala Desert, Mountainous Southern Sinai, Isthmic Desert.
Native to Central and South America, naturalized in southern Europe, Africa, Arabia and many other regions of the world.
Weed of cultivation, roadsides, waste ground, canal banks.
Height: 0.5-1.2 m.