It is an endemic of the Caucasus,[REF][REF] found in Transcaucasia,[REF][REF][REF] which includes Georgia,[REF] Armenia,[REF][REF] (within the Zangezur Mountains,[REF] and Meghri mountain ranges,[REF]) and Azerbaijan [REF].
It grows on the mountains, from middle to sub-alpine belt,[REF] on rocky slopes,[REF][REF] or in open meadows near oak and juniper forests [REF].