About Gastridium ventricosum (Gouan) Schinz & Thell.
Gastridium ventricosum (Gouan) Schinz & Thell. is a grass species. Its common name is nit-grass in the British Isles, and nit grass in the United States. This is an annual grass that produces a long, thin, smooth inflorescence made up of spikelets. It is native to Europe, North Africa, and southwestern Asia, but has become naturalized in scattered locations in other parts of the world.