Mountains laurel seed pods contain several shiny red seeds.
However, the beans are also poisonous. Photo by Patty Leslie Pasztor Photo by Bob Badgett Mexican buckeye tree. Although named a buckeye because of its appearance, the Mexican Buckeye tree is in the soapberry tree family and unrelated to the true buckeyes. RH Wauer, 1999. Heralds of Spring in Texas.