Typha angustifolia (Narrow-Leaved Cattail)

Typha angustifolia is a highly invasive plant that grows in moist to saturated soils such as those in marshes, ditches, and along the edges of lakes. Some say that this plant is native, while others would largely disagree and say that it is exotic since it is not exactly known if this plant was in North America before pre-settlement times.This plant is distinguished from Typha latifolia by its long and thin leaves (1/2 '' wide and 6' long) coming from a single point of origin. Most importantly, this plant has a gap between the pistillate and the staminate flowers whereas, T. latifolia does not. From recent observations, Phragmites australis outcompetes T. angustifolia, but the latter outcompetes Typha latifolia in the same habitat.