Margaret Pieroni

Margaret Pieroni is a Western Australian botanical artist and botanist who has authored, co-authored and/or illustrated numerous 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). She is also heavily involved in specimen collection and horticultural research into Banksia ser. Dryandra, formerly the genus Dryandra.

Further reading

• Keighery, G. (2002). "The art of science". Landscope (Summer 2001/02): 16–22. 
• Gooding, Janda (2008). Brush with Gondwana: Botanical Artists Group of Western Australia. Fremantle Press. ISBN 978-1-921361-26-5.