Schinz & Thell.
Pronunciation: gas-TRID-ee-um vent-ri-KO-sum
Common name: Nit grass
Family: Poaceae (Grass)
Habitat: Dry open and waste places to 4000',
most of cismontane California, Channel Islands,
introduced from Europe
Blooming period: May to September
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Gastridium
2) ventricosum