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Western Australian botanical illustrator and artist

Margaret Pieroni OAM (born 1936) 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), 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".

Selected works

  • Powell, Robert (2009), Leaf and Branch, Western Australian Naturalists' Club Incorporated, ISBN 978-0-9806417-3-8
  • McMillan, Peter; Grant, Richard; Pieroni, Margaret; Staniland, Carmel; Western Australia. Department of Conservation and Land Management; McMillan, Peter; Pieroni, Margaret; Western Australia. Dept. of Conservation and Land Management (1990), Exploring granite outcrops, Dept. of Conservation and Land Management, retrieved 2 March 2021
  • Discovering The Wildflowers Of Western AustraliaPaperback, Quality Publishing Australia, 1993, ISBN 978-1-875737-72-7
  • Gooding, Janda; Erickson, Rica, 1908-; Gooding, Janda; Erickson, Rica (2008), Brush with Gondwana : Botanical Artists Group of Western Australia, Fremantle Press, ISBN 978-1-921361-26-5{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  • George, Elizabeth A; Pieroni, Margaret; Australian Biological Resources Study (2002), Verticordia : the turner of hearts, University Of Western Australia Press Australian Biological Resources Study ; , ISBN 978-1-876268-46-6

References

  1. Fagg, M. "Pieroni, Margaret". Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  2. Gooding, Janda (2008), Brush with Gondwana : Botanical Artists Group of Western Australia, Rica Erickson, Pat Dundas, Ellen Hickman, Penny Leech, Philippa Nikulinski, Margaret Pieroni, Katrina Syme (illustrators), Fremantle Press, ISBN 978-1-921361-26-5
  3. George, Elizabeth A (2002), Verticordia : the turner of hearts, Pieroni, Margaret (illustrator), University Of Western Australia Press Australian Biological Resources Study ; , ISBN 978-1-876268-46-6
  4. Discovering The Wildflowers Of Western Australia. Quality Publishing Australia. 1993. OL 12107005M.
  5. McMillan, Peter (1990), Grant, Richard; Staniland, Carmel (eds.), Exploring granite outcrops, Pieroni, Margaret (illustrator), Dept. of Conservation and Land Management, retrieved 6 October 2023
  6. Powell, Robert; Emberson, Jane; Hopper, Stephen; McMillan, Peter. "Leaf and branch : trees and tall shrubs of Perth". National Library of Australia. Pieroni, Margaret & Patrick, Susan (illustrators). Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  7. "Dryandra Image Gallery - Part 5". Australian Native Plants Society (Australia). Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  8. "Mrs Margaret Edith Pieroni". Australian Honours Search Facility. Retrieved 25 January 2024.

Further reading

  • Keighery, G. (2002). "The art of science". Landscope (Summer 2001/02): 16–22.


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