''Gastridium'' is a genus of plants in the
grass family
Poaceae ( ), also called Gramineae ( ), is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos, the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in ...
. Species of the genus are found in Africa and Eurasia. These grasses are sometimes called nit grass.
; Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Gastridium'':
* ''
Gastridium lainzii''
(Romero García) Romero Zarco - south-western Spain
* ''Gastridium phleoides''
(Nees & Meyen) C.E.Hubb. - Africa, southern Europe,
Middle East
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The term came into widespread usage by the United Kingdom and western Eur ...
,
Arabian Peninsula
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Geographically, the ...
* ''
Gastridium scabrum''
C.Presl -
Mediterranean
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region
* ''Gastridium ventricosum''
(Gouan) Schinz & Thell - Mediterranean and nearby regions from
Great Britain
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to
Cape Verde
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to
Caucasus
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; Formerly included
[Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]
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see ''Triplachne
''Triplachne'' is a genus of seaside plants in the Poaceae, grass family, native to shorelines in the Mediterranean region from the Canary Islands to Turkey. The only known species is ''Triplachne nitens'', called shining grass. It is native to S ...
''
* ''Gastridium littorale - Triplachne nitens''
* ''Gastridium nitens - Triplachne nitens''
* ''Gastridium triaristatum - Triplachne nitens''
References
External links
Jepson Manual Treatment
Grass Manual Account
Pooideae
Poaceae genera
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