Eradicate poisonous plants by mowing or by applying the recommended herbicide based on the plant species present. The leaves are alternate, simple, pointed, leathery in texture and finely toothed on the margins. The bark of young branches is scaly and reddish brown with prominent cross-marks. Fragrant white flowers hang in drooping clusters and produce dark-red to black cherry fruits. Hydrocyanic, or prussic, acid is the responsible toxic substance.
Leaves are alternate and pinnately compound with oval-shaped leaflets that have entire margins.
The fragrant white flowers are creamy-white and arranged in long, drooping clusters. The fruit is a flat, brown pod that contains kidney-shaped beans. Death is possible. Star-shaped, white flowers, which may have tinges of purple or purple stripes, occur in clusters of 5 to 7. The fruit are small, glossy-black berries.