(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.