Sambucus: Answers to key questions in Budd's Flora and Flora of Alberta leading to this genus. 

leaves pinnately compound; NOT [leaves simple, at most deeply lobed]

Caprifoliaceae: Answers to key questions in Budd's Flora leading to this family. 

	shrubs; NOT [herbs], NOT [trees]
	large shrubs; NOT [dwarf shrubs]
	leaves opposite or whorled; NOT [leaves alternate]
	stems bearing few to several flowers; NOT [stems bearing a solitary flower]
	stamens 5; NOT [stamens 5-10], NOT [stamens 2]
	ovary inferior; NOT [ovary superior]
	fruit fleshy; NOT [fruit a capsule]