(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.