You're right - if this was meant for VV3, that could be the case.
In which case, since this is tagged spoiler, I'll let the cat out of the bag - the berries, for the magic faction, or the pitcher plant, for nature, don't show up until you reach level two of that faction.
You should read the tech descriptions more often. I often had to re-read every single one in deciding which tech to try for next.