Geocaulon: Answers to key questions in Flora of Alberta leading to this genus. 

	leaves mostly oval; NOT [leaves mostly linear-lanceolate]
	leaves obtuse; NOT [leaves acute]
	leaves thin
	flowers commonly 3, in cymules from the axils of the middle leaves; NOT [flowers in small cymules borne near the top of the plant]
	flowers bronze or greenish; NOT [flowers whitish]
	sepals triangular, about as long as wide; NOT [sepals much longer than wide]
	fruit scarlet; NOT [fruit greenish]
	fruit juicy; NOT [fruit dry]

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

	herbs; NOT [shrubs or trees]
	land plants; NOT [water plants]
	plants not parasitic on trees, rooted in soil; NOT [plants parasitic on branches of trees]
	plants with more than one pair of leaves; NOT [plants with a single pair of large reniform leaves]
	leaves alternate, lower ones sometimes opposite; NOT [leaves opposite]
	leaves without stipules; NOT [leaves with stipules free or sheathing the stem]
	flowers with only one floral ring, with sepals but not petals]
	stamens and pistils in each flower; NOT [stamens or pistils in separate flowers on the same plant]
	fruit fleshy when ripe; NOT [fruit dry when ripe]