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]
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| Gastridium ventricosum |
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| 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
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| Synonyms[1] |
- Agrostis ventricosa Gouan
- Alopecurus ventricosus (Gouan) Huds.
- Milium lendigerum L.
- Agrostis australis L.
- Agrostis panicea Lam.
- Avena lendigera (L.) Salisb.
- Agrostis lendigera (L.) Brot.
- Gastridium australe (L.) P.Beauv.
- Vilfa australis (L.) P.Beauv.
- Vilfa panicea (Lam.) P.Beauv.
- Gastridium muticum Günther
- Milium muticum Spreng.
- Gastridium scabrum C.Presl
- Gastridium vestitum Spreng.
- Calamagrostis schwabii Spreng.
- Gastridium siculum Trin.
- Arundo schwabii (Spreng.) Schult. & Schult.f.
- Milium scabrum (C.Presl) Guss.
- Gastridium lendigerum (L.) Gaudin
- Agrostis sicula Guss. ex Steud.
- Chilochloa ventricosa P.Beauv. ex Steud.
- Gastridium laxum Boiss. & Reut.
- Milium minimum Pourr. ex Willk. & Lange
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