The University of Maine - Cooperative Extension: Cranberries - Highbush Cranberry (not a true cranberry)

The University of Maine - Cooperative Extension: Cranberries - Highbush Cranberry (not a true cranberry): "The highbush cranberry is actually not a cranberry at all, though its fruit, or “drupes” as they are known taxonomically, strongly resemble cranberries in both appearance and taste. They also mature in the fall, as cranberries do. The two plants are quite different, however. Both are native to North America, but the highbush cranberry is a Viburnum, a member of the Caprifoliaceae, or Honeysuckle family, in contrast to the ‘true,’ or ‘lowbush’ cranberry, which is a Vaccinium, a member of the Ericaceae—Heather or Heath—family. "

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