[1] It is considered a cosmopolitan agricultural weed,[4][5] and has been introduced to the Americas, Southern Africa, and parts of Asia.

[1] Corn spurry is a summer or winter annual broadleaf plant, and its seeds buried in the soil can survive for several years.

Experimental studies have shown that the germination rate decreases as the depth of seeds buried in the soil increases.

[11] However, being buried increases the life span of the seeds, which means that they end up on the surface of the soil as a result of cultivation.

[12] It is known that few insects and pathogens can attack corn spurry, while an arbuscular-mycorrhizal fungal inoculum has been shown to be effective in reducing the biomass of weeds.