| Gastridium | |
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| Gastridium phleoides fruits | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pooideae |
| Genus: | Gastridium P.Beauv. |
| Species | |
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1 or 2 - See text. |
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Gastridium is a small genus of grasses. It contains two species, Gastridium ventricosum, and Gastridium phleoides, although the latter is sometimes grouped with the former, making it a monotypic genus in some treatments. These grasses are sometimes called nit grass.