• long basal leaves
• Color of the leaves light green to green
• loosely grassy growing
• in good location conditions up to 1.2 m high
• Broken stalks or runners have a very strong smell

• strong root growth
• long, thick main roots with short hair roots
• Color of the roots light yellow to white

• good runners development (partly branched up to 10 cm annually growing on the surface)
• exclusively generative, in nature in loose stands

• mostly directly in the water
• tolerates partial shade

inconspicuous flowering in July (does not produce fruit in our latitudes)

exclusively vegetative

• prostrate to ascending stem, glabrous, hollow, branched in the upper area
• Leaves dark green, glossy, heart-shaped
• in good location conditions up to 0.50 m high
• up the waterline

• strong rhizome
• Roots up to 40 cm deep
• white, elastic long roots

• almost exclusively generative
• Floatable seeds

• on streams and ditches
• also in alluvial forests

• clear, yellow flowers (March-May and September)
• first spring bloomers

mostly vegetative

• narrow basal leaves
• The leaves are dark green to blue-green in color
• growing rapidly
• in good location conditions up to 1 m high

• very strong root growth
• Main roots with many hair roots
• Roots in dry locations up to 50 cm deep
• Color of the roots yellow to light brown

• very good rhizome development (several rhizomes per plant annually up to 30 cm, 10 cm below the surface of the earth)
• mainly vegetative, therefore mostly in dense stands in nature

• both wet and constantly in the water
• tolerates partial shade
• blossom
• inconspicuous bloom in April

• clear, yellow flowers (March-May and September)
• first spring bloomers

mostly vegetative
in good conditions also generatively

• long basal leaves
• The leaves are dark green to blue-green in color
• growing rapidly
• in good location conditions up to 0.8 m high

• very strong root growth
• Main roots with many hair roots
• Roots in dry locations up to 40 cm deep
• Color of the roots light brown

• very good rhizome development (several rhizomes per plant annually up to 30 cm, 10 cm below the surface of the earth)
• both vegetatively and generatively, in nature mostly in dense stands

• alternately moist to moist
• tolerates partial shade

inconspicuous bloom in April

almost exclusively generative

• long basal leaves
• The leaves are dark green to blue-green in color
• growing rapidly
• in good location conditions up to 1.3 m high

• very strong root growth
• Main roots with many hair roots
• Roots in dry locations up to 50 cm deep
• Color of the roots yellow to light brown

• very good rhizome development (several rhizomes per plant annually up to 30 cm)
• mainly vegetative, therefore mostly in dense stands in nature

• wet as well as constantly in the water
• tolerates partial shade

inconspicuous flowering in April / May

almost exclusively vegetative (seeds often deaf)

• leaves simple or pinnate at the top
• Leaves are dark green on the top and light green on the underside
• in good location conditions up to 1.5 m
• woody shoot

• low root growth
• thick, horizontal rhizome
• Roots up to 40 cm deep
• Color of the roots light yellow to brown

• mean speed of propagation
• First generative colonization, then generative and vegetative in a smaller space

• not always in the water at ditches
• damp meadows
• Alluvial forests, therefore tolerating shade

• showy yellowish-white flowers (June-August)
• Bee pasture

generative

• short stems with alternate leaves, often lying in water
• Color of the leaves light green to green
• growing rapidly
• in good location conditions up to 2.0 m high, up to 0.5 m water depth

• strong root growth
• Main roots with short hair roots
• Roots up to 40 cm deep
• Color of the roots light yellow
• ruffled

• good rhizome development (several rhizomes per plant annually up to 30 cm, 10 cm below the surface or floating in water)
• almost exclusively vegetative, in nature mostly in dense stands

• constantly in the water until moist
• sunny

inconspicuous bloom (July-August)

mostly vegetative

• sword-shaped basal leaves
• Color of the leaves dark green
• clumpy growing
• in good location conditions up to 1.2 m high

• very strong root growth
• strong main roots with short hair roots
• Roots in dry locations up to 80 cm deep
• Color of the roots light yellow to white
• strong rhizome with a reddish cross section

• only slow runners (a few cm per year, grow on the surface)
• mainly generative, therefore rarely in dense stands in nature
• Floatable seeds

• both wet and constantly in the water
• tolerates partial shade

• striking yellow flowers from late May to mid-June
• therefore very attractive for inner-city areas

almost exclusively generative

• upright, rolled bract, with a lateral flower
• Color green to dark green and shiny
• dense, clump-like growing
• up to 0.6 m high, up to 0.1 m water depth

• short, creeping basic axis
• Roots up to 50 cm deep
• Color of the roots red-brown

• densely clump-like stands
• First generative colonization, then generative and vegetative in a
• smaller space
• is hardly dogged
• mostly in dense stands

• Waterlogging, not continuously under water
• often right on the waterline
• sunny

Inflorescence on the side (July-August)

generative

• straight, square stem in the upper area knotty and hairy
• opposite, lanceolate leaves
• in good location conditions up to 1.8 m high
• up to 0.2 m water depth
• woody shoot

• Woody, white main root
• medium root growth
• Roots up to 50 cm deep
• Color of the roots light yellow

• mean speed of propagation
• First generative colonization, then generative and vegetative in a smaller space
• will not be dogged

• constantly in the water until moist
• sunny

• showy red flower (false ear)
• July September

generative

• upright stalk or stalk bent at the nodes with alternate leaves
• Color green to dark green
• grows in dense stands
• 1.5 m high if the location is good
• Leaf base with ligule

• strong root growth
• many main roots and hair roots
• Shallow roots, roots up to 20 cm
• Color of the roots white to light yellow

• slow rhizome development (up to 10 cm annually, close to the surface)
• predominantly generative, in nature mostly in dense stands
• on rivers, often in the silting area
• tolerates over-sedimentation

• alternately moist
  mostly sunny

Blossom in panicle form (June - July)

predominantly generative

• long upright stalk with alternate leaves
• Color of dark green
• grows in dense stands
• in good location conditions from the water level up to 3 m high, up to 1 m water depth
• Leaf base with a wreath of hair

• very strong root growth
• many main roots with short hair roots
• Roots up to 50 cm deep (in dry locations up to 1.0 m)
• Color of the roots white to light yellow

• good rhizome development (up to 1.0 m annually, 20 cm below the surface)
• predominantly vegetative, in nature mostly in dense stands
• several meters above leg stalks
• displacing other species

• constantly in the water until alternately moist
• sunny

Blossom in a striking panicle shape (August)

predominantly generative

• long round stems, up to 2 cm thick at the base
• Color of the stems dark green
• growing rapidly
• in good location conditions from the water level up to 3 m high,
• up to 1 m water depth

• very strong root growth
• Main roots with many hair roots
• Roots up to 40 cm deep
• The roots are red-brown to purple in color

• good rhizome development (annually up to 30 cm, 10 cm below the surface)
• vegetative and generative, in nature mostly in dense stands

• constantly in the water
• sunny

inconspicuous bloom in July

predominantly generative

• long basal leaves
• The leaves are lime green to green
• growing rapidly
• in good location conditions up to 0.5 m high

• strong root growth
• Main roots with many hair roots
• Roots up to 40 cm deep
• Color of the roots light brown

• good rhizome development (several rhizomes per plant annually up to 20 cm, 10 cm below the surface of the earth)
• both vegetative and generative, in nature mostly in dense stands

• wet
• tolerates partial shade

inconspicuous bloom in June

almost exclusively generative

• long basal leaves, square stem at the base of the leaf
• The leaves are green to dark green
• growing rapidly
• in good location conditions up to 1.5 m high, up to 1 m water depth

• good root growth
• Main roots with short hair roots
• Roots up to 40 cm deep
• Color of the roots light yellow

• good rhizome development (several rhizomes per plant annually up to 30 cm, 10 cm below the surface of the earth)
• almost exclusively vegetative, in nature mostly in dense stands

• constantly in the water
• sunny

inconspicuous bloom (June - July)

vegetative and generative

• long round stems with basal leaves
• Color of the stems dark green
• growing rapidly
• in good location conditions from the water level up to 2.5 m high, up to 0.5 m water depth

• strong root growth
• Main roots with short hair roots
• Roots up to 40 cm deep
• Color of the roots white to light yellow

• good rhizome development (annually up to 60 cm, 20 cm below the surface)
• vegetative and generative, in nature mostly in dense, permanent stands

• constantly in the water
• sunny

• slender pistons in July / August
• In contrast to Typha latifolia, 3-5 cm space between male and female flowers

predominantly generative