(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.