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 (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.
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.
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