Nit-grass

Gastridium ventricosum

Gastridium ventricosum is a species of grass known by the common name nit-grass 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.

Scientific name

Gastridium ventricosum

Family

Poaceae