(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.