Margaret Pieroni

Margaret Pieroni OAM (born 1936)[1] is a Western Australian botanical artist, photographer and botanist who has authored, co-authored or illustrated many books on Australian botany.

Her works include Brush with Gondwana: Botanical Artists Group of Western Australia (2008),[2] The Dryandras (2006), Verticordia: the turner of hearts (2002),[3] Discovering the wildflowers of Western Australia (1993),[4] Exploring granite outcrops (1990)[5] and Leaf and branch: trees and tall shrubs of Perth (1990).

[6] Pieroni is also recognised for a significant contribution to specimen collection, photography and horticultural research into dryandras, series Banksia ser.

[7] She was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in the 2024 Australia Day Honours for "service to botanical art".

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