(equisetum)                
                                          
                                          
                                          
         the plant          
                                          
 the  equisetum  is  a  plant  much older 
 than  ferns,  which  are  in  turn  much 
 older than most trees. it's  light green 
 to  yellow  in  color  and  is  slightly 
               transparent.               
                                          
 the plant has a spine. each vertebra  is 
 stacked upon the  next,  with  spokelike 
 ribs  radiating outward. even  so,  it's 
 very  light, being  hollow. it's roughly 
 the height  of  a foxes tail, and shares 
            a similar plumage.            
                                          
 it  likes  partial  shade and  very damp 
                   areas                  
                                          
                                          
                                          
          in magic          
                                          
 when  a colony  numbers high  enough, it 
 slices   the  air  in  the  forest  into 
 separate  planes, a few  centimeters  in 
 height.  time  can  get   diffracted  in 
 these,  hitting   each   in  turn  in  a 
      slightly different angle, and       
         eventually spread thin.