Naturalised. Very rare. Recorded on East Falkland (Stanley, Goose Green). Some plants controlled (R. Lewis 2013). Not cultivated. (Upson R. & Lewis R. (2014). Updated atlas and checklist. Report to Falklands Conservation. 225 pp); Limited, very rare. Found to the east of the island. ([Heller, 2019] Falklands Conservation Flora and Fauna List (Unknown));
Native to Eurasian Boreo-temperate areas but extensively naturalised beyond this range to become Circumpolar Boreo-temperate. (Upson R. & Lewis R. (2014). Updated atlas and checklist. Report to Falklands Conservation. 225 pp);
Blake D., Stanworth A., Wong L, Pagad S. (2020). Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species of Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas). Version 1.2. Invasive Species Specialist Group ISSG.; Upson R. & Lewis R. (2014). Updated atlas and checklist. Report to Falklands Conservation. 225 pp.; ([Heller, 2019] Falklands Conservation Flora and Fauna List (Unknown))