Gastridium ventricosum

Gastridium ventricosum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Pooideae
Genus:	Gastridium
Species:	G. ventricosum
Binomial name
Gastridium ventricosum (Gouan) Schinz & Thell.
Synonyms [1]
Agrostis ventricosaGouan Alopecurus ventricosus(Gouan) Huds. Milium lendigerumL. Agrostis australisL. Agrostis paniceaLam. Avena lendigera(L.) Salisb. Agrostis lendigera(L.) Brot. Gastridium australe(L.) P.Beauv. Vilfa australis(L.) P.Beauv. Vilfa panicea(Lam.) P.Beauv. Gastridium muticumGünther Milium muticumSpreng. Gastridium scabrumC.Presl Gastridium vestitumSpreng. Calamagrostis schwabiiSpreng. Gastridium siculumTrin. Arundo schwabii(Spreng.) Schult. & Schult.f. Milium scabrum(C.Presl) Guss. Gastridium lendigerum(L.) Gaudin Agrostis siculaGuss. ex Steud. Chilochloa ventricosaP.Beauv. ex Steud. Gastridium laxumBoiss. & Reut. Milium minimumPourr. ex Willk. & Lange

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

1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
3. "Plants Profile for Gastridium ventricosum (nit grass)". Plants Database. USDA. Retrieved 2015-02-16.
4. Jepson Manual Treatment
5. Altervista Flora Italiana, Codino maggiore, Nit Grass, Gastridium ventricosum (Gouan) Schinz & Thell.