(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.