Gastridium ventricosum explained

Gastridium ventricosum is a species of grass known by the common name nit-grass (British Isles) or nit grass (USA).^[1] 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.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Plants Profile for Gastridium ventricosum (nit grass) . USDA . Plants Database . 2015-02-16 .
2. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=417490 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
3. http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?Gastridium%20ventricosum Jepson Manual Treatment
4. http://luirig.altervista.org/flora/taxa/index1.php?scientific-name=gastridium+ventricosum Altervista Flora Italiana, Codino maggiore, Nit Grass, Gastridium ventricosum (Gouan) Schinz & Thell.