 It is endemic to California, where it grows in several types of habitat, including chaparral, in the coastal and inland hills and mountains, mainly in the Southern California part of the state, south of the latitude of the Santa Barbara/San Luis Obispo county line and extending from the coast inland through the Coast Ranges and Transverse Ranges.It grows mostly on dry slopes and in washes.It is commonly found along roadsides, and may also grow on mesas or in river bottoms.