Gastridium ventricosum

nit-grass
Gastridium ventricosum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Gastridium
Species: G. ventricosum
Binomial name
Gastridium ventricosum
(Gouan) Schinz & Thell.
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

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. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-02-25. 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.
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