ɪɾ ɪz nˈeɪɾɪv tə ðə kˈoʊstlaɪnz ʌv jˈʊɹɹəp ænd nˈɔːɹθ ˈæfɹɪkə wˌɛɹ ɪt ɡɹˈoʊz ɪnðə sˈændz ʌv bˈiːtʃ dˈuːnz.
It is native to the coastlines of Europe and North Africa where it grows in the sands of beach dunes.