Ewart recorded the species as present in Victoria in 1915 from the Strathbogie Ranges at Ruffy, but not naturalised. There have been no subsequent records in Victoria and it is doubtful to have ever become naturalised in this state.
A native of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East.
It is a glabrous perennial to about 1.5 m tall with imparipinnate leaves and white or pale lilac flowers in erect, elongate, stalked, axillary clusters.
