(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.