Ricinocarpos pinifolius
Introduction '''''Ricinocarpos pinifolius''''', commonly known as '''wedding bush''',   is a shrub  of the family Euphorbiaceae and is endemic to eastern Australia. It has fragrant daisy-like flowers in spring.
Description ''Ricinocarpos pinifolius'' is a small shrub  high and  wide with smooth branches. The smooth leaves are narrow,  wide,  long and the leaf margin may be either rolled downwards or backwards on a petiole about  long. The  clusters of flowers are in leaf axils, usually 3-6 male and 1 female flower. The peduncle  long, sepals  long and the usually white petals  long, egg-shaped and the stamens yellow. The calyx are  long and almost as long as the petals. The seed capsule is roughly spherical shaped, about  in diameter and thickly covered with spines.
Taxonomy and naming ''Ricinocarpos pinifolius'' was first formally described in 1817 by  René Louiche Desfontaines and the description was published in  ''Memoires du Museum d'Histoire Naturelle''. The specific epithet (''pinifolius'') is from the Latin words ''pinus'' meaning "pine" and ''folium'' meaning "leaf".
Distribution and habitat The wedding bush is found in sandy soils in heath and open forests mostly in coastal locations in New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria,  Tasmania and the Northern Territory.
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