| Gastridium | |
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| Gastridium phleoides | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pooideae |
| Supertribe: | Poodae |
| Tribe: | Poeae |
| Subtribe: | Agrostidinae |
| Genus: | Gastridium P.Beauv. |
| Type species | |
| Gastridium australe (syn. of G. ventricosum) (L.) P.Beauv. | |
Gastridium is a genus of plants in the grass family. 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, Arabian Peninsula
- Gastridium scabrum C.Presl - Mediterranean region
- Gastridium ventricosum (Gouan) Schinz & Thell - Mediterranean and nearby regions from Great Britain to Cape Verde to Caucasus
- Formerly included
see Triplachne
- Gastridium littorale - Triplachne nitens
- Gastridium nitens - Triplachne nitens
- Gastridium triaristatum - Triplachne nitens
References
- Palisot de Beauvois, Ambroise Marie François Joseph . 1812. Essai d'une Nouvelle Agrostographie 21, 164. in Latin
- Palisot de Beauvois, Ambroise Marie François Joseph . 1812. Essai d'une Nouvelle Agrostographie plate VI (6), figure VI (6 a-e) at upper right line drawings of Gastridium australe (syn of G. ventricosum); figure captions on caption page 6
- Altervista Flora Italiana, genere Gastridium, nit grass
- "Gastridium P.Beauv. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
- Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
External links
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