(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.