Margaret Pieroni

Margaret Pieroni (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".