Gastridium ventricosum

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]

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
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

References


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.