Gastridium ventricosum
Summary 7
Gastridium ventricosum is a species of grass known by the common name nit-grass (British Isles) or nit grass (USA). 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.
National distribution 8
United States
Origin: ExoticRegularity: Regularly occurring
Currently: Unknown/Undetermined
Confidence: Confident
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More Info
- iNat taxon page
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- eFloras.org
- Flora Digital de Portugal
- Flora of North America (beta)
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- Jepson eFlora
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- New Zealand Plant Conservation Network
- SEINet Symbiota portals
- Tropicos
- USDA PLANTS database
- World Flora Online
