(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.