Shrubby tree which grows to about 6 feet. Berry shaped fruit turns black when mature and contains a pit. The fruit is poisonous. Paralytic neuropathy which may result in respiratory paralysis. Sprawling shrubs with squarish prickly stems.
Flowers grow in flat clusters.
Flowers change colors in 24 hour period opening from yellow then changing to orange then red. Mature fruit is probably not poisonous. Weakness, lethargy, emesis, diarrhea. Fruit is a pink berry with black seeds. Vomiting, diarrhea, stomach pains, pupil dilation, blurred vision, headache, dizziness, illusions, wakefulness, inability to focus ones attention, forgetfulness, loss of sense of time, muscular relaxation, and circulatory depression.