You must be confused, or perhaps you’re not talking about the same species that I am thinking about. Huckleberries, genus Gaylussacia, are definitely in the same family as blueberries, Vaccinium. They’re both Ericaceae, in the subfamily Vaccinioides. Gaylussacia is definitely not in Solanaceae.
Two species of blueberry as well as cranberry grow natively in a few bog habitats near my home, and huckleberries are also sympatric with these species.
fossilesque@mander.xyz 4 months ago
I didn’t realise blueberries were in the Heather family but it makes sense.
apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Totally. Once you see the flowers, you can’t unsee it. Families are based on flower morphology. Once you see and begin to know the flower structures, you’ll know a sage is a mint, a hibiscus is a mallow, a manzanita is a blueberry, on and on. Fun free puzzles if nothing else.
manuallybreathing@lemmy.ml 4 months ago
Youll like this little daily game about guessing plants
apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Oh crap. This is Wordle, but for me!
idiomaddict@feddit.de 4 months ago
I like this, but I wish it accepted scientific names. Common names are not a convenient way to play
fossilesque@mander.xyz 4 months ago
Oh yes, I was thinking about where their cousins, the bilberry naturally grows. :) I’ve found them on moorlands.