Margaret Pieroni is a
Western Australian
botanical artist and
botanist
Botany, also called , plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology. A botanist, plant scientist or phytologist is a scientist who specialises in this field. The term "botany" comes from the Ancient Greek wo ...
who has authored, co-authored and/or illustrated many books on Australian botany, including ''Brush with Gondwana: Botanical Artists Group of Western Australia'' (2008), ''The Dryandras'' (2006), ''Verticordia: the turner of hearts'' (2002), ''Discovering the wildflowers of Western Australia '' (1993), ''Exploring granite outcrops'' (1990) and ''Leaf and branch: trees and tall shrubs of Perth'' (1990). 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''.
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Botanical illustrators
Botanical collectors active in Australia
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
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