Margaret Pieroni is a

Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...

botanical artist Botanical illustration is the art of depicting the form, color, and details of plant species, frequently in watercolor paintings. They must be scientifically accurate but often also have an artistic component and may be printed with a botanical ...

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'' (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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