(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.