Margaret Pieroni


Margaret Pieroni is a Western Australian botanical artist and botanist who has authored, co-authored and/or illustrated many books on Australian botany, including Brush with Gondwana: Botanical Artists Group of Western Australia, The Dryandras, Verticordia: the turner of hearts, Discovering the wildflowers of Western Australia , Exploring granite outcrops and Leaf and branch: trees and tall shrubs of Perth. Pieroni is also recognised for a significant contribution to specimen collection and horticultural research into dryandras, series Banksia ser. Dryandra, formerly regarded as genus Dryandra.