(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.