Plants visible to the naked eye.
see " Rooted aquatic plants."
rooted and floating aquatic plants, larger (macro-) than the phytoplankton.
Large rooted or floating aquatic plants.
Plants visible to the unaided eye. In terms of plants found in wetlands, macrophytes are the conspicuous multicellular plants.
literally ‘big plants. The term is usually used to describe water plants other than microscopic algae; they may be floating or rooted.
Multi-celled plants that grow in or near water. Generally, macrophytes are beneficial to lakes and ponds because they produce oxygen and provide habitat for aquatic invertebrates and fish. However, overabundance of such plants, especially problem species (e.g., curlyleaf pondweed) is related to shallow water depth and high levels of nutrients, such as phosphorus.
Aquatic plants that are large enough to be seen with the naked eye.
A member of the macroscopic plant life, especially of a body of water.
Those plants with vegetative parts that are permanently or seasonally submerged in, or emerge from, fresh water, or float on the water surface. This term is commonly used with a qualifier to describe the relationship of plants to the water habitat (e.g. free floating, submerged, emergent or floating leaves).
aquatic plants such as reeds and bull-rushes.
macroscopic (polycellular) plants which can either be submerged (i.e., completely covered by water) or emergent (i.e., only partly covered by water). A distinction can also be made between rooted plants, which have their roots in the sediment, and floating plants, which are floating on the water surface.
Refers to higher (multi-celled) plants growing in or near water. Macrophytes are beneficial to lakes because they produce oxygen and provide substrate for fish habitat and aquatic insects. Overabundance of such plants, especially problem species, is related to shallow water depth and high nutrient levels.
Aquatic macrophytes include rooted plants (submerged, floating or emergent) present within a stream