Margaret Pieroni (born 1936) is a

Western Australia Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Aust ...

n botanical artist, photographer and

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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), ''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, photography and horticultural research into dryandras, series ''Banksia'' ser. ''Dryandra'', formerly regarded as genus ''Dryandra''. 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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