(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.