''Gastridium ventricosum'' is a species of

grass Poaceae ( ), also called Gramineae ( ), is a large and nearly ubiquitous family (biology), family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos, the grasses of natural grassland and spe ...

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.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
/ref>Altervista Flora Italiana, Codino maggiore, Nit Grass, ''Gastridium ventricosum'' (Gouan) Schinz & Thell.
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Pooideae Grasses of Africa Grasses of Asia Grasses of Europe Taxa named by Antoine Gouan {{Pooideae-stub