Within the UAE, it has been recorded in the northeast of the country, close to the Hajar Mountain range (Jongbloed et al. 2003). MEW (2010) considered the species to be common at lower altitudes in the Hajar Mountains, and present on Jebel Hafeet and Jebel Masafi; G.R. Feulner (in litt., MEW 2010) adds presence in the Ru'us al-Jibal. This genus is not well studied in the UAE and, therefore, misidentification is likely. Globally, the native range of this species spans from the eastern Mediterranean to Afghanistan (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2019).

Within the UAE, this species is common and widespread in the eastern Emirates, in addition to the north-east and the far west of Abu Dhabi Emirate: Al Sila'a (Karim and Dakheel 2006) and Feulner (2011), who found the species in an area of the Sabkha Matti in western Abu Dhabi that had received recent rainfall. It is also known from the Ru'us al-Jibal (Jongbloed et al. 2003). Feulner (2011) also recorded this species from the south-west of the Ru'us al-Jibal, but notes that it may be a misidentification of A. decumbens. It is also recorded from Wadi Wurayah (Feulner 2016). The global native range of the species is from northern Nigeria to Tibet (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2019).

Within the UAE, it has been recorded within the Ru'us al-Jibal (MEW 2010, Feulner 2011). Globally, the native range of this species encompasses northern Africa to the Arabian Peninsula, in addition to from south-eastern European Russia to Mongolia (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2019).

Within the UAE, this species occurs along the Arabian Gulf Coast in addition to some inland areas near to Al Ain and Jebel Hafeet (Jongbloed et al. 2003). It is also reported from some of Abu Dhabi's offshore islands (Sakkir et al. 2017). Globally, this species ranges from the Canary Islands, to the Mediterranean, Mauritania and Inner Mongolia (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2019).

This species is found throughout the UAE (MEW 2010), having been described as widespread in the Hajar Mountains, urban areas and also on some offshore islands (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Feulner 2011, El-Keblawy et al. 2016). It has been recorded at altitudes of up to c. 600 m (and exceptionally, in some cases, up to c. 1100 m altitude) (Feulner 2011). It is also present in Ru'us al-Jibal and Jebel Quitab (Feulner 2011, 2014). Its native range is from southern Spain, through to northern Africa and India (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2019).

Within the UAE, this species is described as widespread within the Hajar Moutains and East coast plantations (Jongbloed et al. 2003). Globally, this species occurs from Cape Verde to tropical and southern Africa, in addition to the Arabian Peninsula and from the Indian subcontinent to China (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2019).

Within the UAE, this species is particularly widespread and can be found throughout much of the country (Jongbloed et al. 2003). In the Ru'us al-Jibal, it has been recorded from altitudes up to 1,600 m (Feulner 2011). Globally, the native range of this species spans from Macaronesia, the Mediterranean and to Pakistan and the Sahara, but it has been very widely introduced elsewhere (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2019).

Within the UAE, it is known to be widespread throughout the Hajar Mountains (Jongbloed et al. 2003). However, it is relatively rare within the Ru'us al-Jibal (Feulner 2011). Globally, this species is native to Africa in addition to both temperate and tropical Asia (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2019).

Within the UAE, it occurs along the east coast of the country and through the Hajar Mountain Range in the northeast (Jongbloed et al. 2003). Globally, the native range of this species spans from Cape Verde to the Arabian Peninsula and on to the Indian subcontinent (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2019).

Within the UAE, it has been recorded from a few scattered records in low mountains (MEW 2010, G.R. Feulner in litt, MEW 2010). Records include slopes in the north-east of the Jebel Qitab ridge within Fujairah (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Feulner 2014). Sharjah Seedbank & Herbarium holds specimens from Qurayyah on the east coast and from southeast from Wadi Al Helo, however, these records require confirmation. Feulner (2011) reports the species from the Wadi Khab al-Shamsi narrows, however, it is thought that this locality is within Oman, not the UAE. Based on the confirmed locality on the Jebel Qitab slopes, both the AOO and EOO are likely to be highly restricted, very much less than 50 km². Globally, this species native range spans from southern Africa to north-east Africa and India, in addition to encompassing Arkansas, Arizona and Mexico within the Americas (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2019).