This species is restricted to two locations in a very restricted area in central Greece. Previously, it was known from one locality at which in was thought to have a very small population. The area of Megalo Meteoro monastery was revisited during 2023 and more than 200 mature individuals were discovered in an area close to the locus classicus. The Meteora area is widely inaccessible and additional plants are likely to occur in other nearby areas. All known plants belong to the same subpopulation, but the number of locations is two. The species is assessed as Vulnerable according to criterion D1 based on the total population size which is smaller than 1,000 individuals, and D2 based on the possibility of a threat rapidly driving it to Critically Endangered or Extinct. According to in situ observations, no continuing decline is thought to be likely to be currently taking place, however if this proves otherwise then it would qualify as Critically Endangered under Criterion B.

According to Brullo et al. (2008), this species is localised on the top of the rock of Megalo Meteoro Monastery near the town of Kalabaka in central Greece. It is endemic to Greece and to the Mediterranean region.

According to the original description (Brullo et al. 2008) only one very small population of fewer than 50 individuals was found. The species was recollected during summer 2023 at the area W-NW of the parking of Megalo Meteoro monastery. About 200 individuals were observed and additional plants are quite likely to occur in neighbouring localities, but it is not expected to have a much wider distribution as it is likely to be restricted to this unusual habitat type.

The species grows in shady rocky places with herbaceous vegetation, where it colonises flat or gentle sloping stands characterised by a very feeble accumulation of soil. The substrate is represented by Oligo-Miocene conglomerates of lacustrian origin.

This species is threatened by human activities such as tourism facilities (small facilities for tourism activities and maybe trampling; Brullo et al. 2008). It is restricted to a small area, but the two localities are on separate outcrops (one within the monastery, and one near a parking area) and so threats would affect these locations separately.

This species is not utilized.

There are no specific conservation management measures in place for the species. However, the whole of its range is included in a protected site, the NATURA 2000 site GR1440005 Antichasia Ori and Meteora as well as in a World Heritage Site (UNESCO).