[4] AL, AR, AZ, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NE, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV.

[5][6] The plant in is found in sunny, dry habitats, of both disturbed and high-quality areas.

[5] Other plant characteristics include alternate leaf arrangement, (or phyllotaxis) and a tap root.

It is an annual and it has entire leaf margins, The type of fruit is a capsule, sepals exist on the flowers.

These species will feed on seeds: sparrows, mourning dove, wild turkey, prairie chicken, bobwhite, and cowbird.