Margaret Pieroni
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Margaret Pieroni is a Western Australia
n 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.
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
n botanical artist
Botanical illustrator
A botanical illustrator is a person who paints, sketches or otherwise illustrates botanical subjects such as trees and flowers. The job requires great artistic skill, attention to fine detail, and technical botanical knowledge...
and botanist
Botany
Botany, plant science, or plant biology is a branch of biology that involves the scientific study of plant life. Traditionally, botany also included the study of fungi, algae and viruses...
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.