(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.