Gastridium phleoides Calflora

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Gastridium phleoides (Nees & Meyen) C. E. Hubb.

Nit grass

Gastridium phleoides is an annual grasslike herb that is not native to California.


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Genus:	Gastridium
Family:	Poaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Wetlands: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Habitat: disturbed

Communities: weed, characteristic of disturbed places

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Agrostis ventricosa

Information about Gastridium phleoides from other sources


Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (GAPH2) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Distribution by County
[Wikipedia] Native Range: Gastridium is a genus of plants in the grass family. Species of the genus are found in Africa and Eurasia.[1][2] Gastridium phleoides (Nees & Meyen) C.E.Hubb. - Africa, southern Europe, Middle East, Arabian Peninsula (link added by Mary Ann Machi) photos / record / common / links

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 04/09/2025).