r/Berries • u/Upstairs_Bat5752 • 2d ago

Resources for ID’ing/differentiating different species of Vaccinium and Gaylussacia?

I live in the northeast USA and have a seasonal campsite. In the woods behind camp there are a few different vaccinium species and I think a couple different species of gaylussacia. I’d like to learn more about them from a botany perspective, and what to look for next year when they’re flowering and fruiting to help me figure out which is which.

A lot of field guides I’ve seen will mention that wild blueberries and black huckleberries exist here but I can’t find much info on how to tell the different species of them apart. Is there a book or anywhere I can look for more info about them?

Thanks!

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u/Ambitious-Schedule63 2d ago

I'd be interested in this as well as a guide to differentiating Rubus. R. idaeus and R. occidentalis (and really R. pheonicolasius) are easy. It's the blackberries and dewberries that are tougher.