Gastridium ventricosum
(Redirected from Nit grass)
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pooideae |
| Genus: | Gastridium |
| Species: | G. ventricosum
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| Gastridium ventricosum | |
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Gastridium ventricosum is a species of grass known by the common name nit-grass (British Isles)[2] or nit grass (USA).[3] This is an annual grass bearing a long, thin, smooth inflorescence of spikelets. It is native to Europe, North Africa, and southwestern Asia but has become naturalized in scattered locations elsewhere.[1][4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ "Plants Profile for Gastridium ventricosum (nit grass)". Plants Database. USDA. Retrieved 2015-02-16.
- ^ Jepson Manual Treatment
- ^ Altervista Flora Italiana, Codino maggiore, Nit Grass, Gastridium ventricosum (Gouan) Schinz & Thell.