larger multi-celled aquatic plants (eg >10cm) with differentiation of tissue to form distinct stems and leaves/pinnules Includes mosses, liverworts and true vascular aquatic plants such as oxygen weed
Any plant species that can be readily observed without the aid of optical magnification This includes all vascular plant species and mosses ( e g , Sphagnum spp ), as well as large algae (e g Chara spp , kelp)
n (Gr makros, large; phyton, plant) a member of the macroscopic plant life especially of a body of water; large aquatic plant; the term 'aquatic macrophyte' has no taxonomic significance