QUESTIONS BY KIDS: WHAT DOES SAGEBRUSH LOOK, SMELL AND TASTE LIKE?

BOISE, Idaho, Sept. 21 -- Boise State University issued the following news release:

Note from the editor: Big Sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata) is toxic. Do not eat or ingest any part of a sagebrush plant. The sampling described in this article are conducted by subject matter experts, and should not be attempted.

Learning is all about asking questions, and children ask the best questions. Boise State is home to more than 1,400 faculty members and researchers who are eager to answer these amazing questions.

Today, Professor of Biology Jen Forbey answers a child's question: "What does sagebrush look, smell and taste like?

To answer this question, Forbey delves into the incredible ways that various animals (including humans) perceive this i...