Gastridium ventricosum

Gastridium ventricosum
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

Gastridium phleoides
Agrostis ventricosum

Gastridium ventricosum is a species of grass known by the common name nit grass. This is an annual grass bearing a long, thin, smooth inflorescence of spikelets. It is native to Europe but has been introduced elsewhere.

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