This is a list of notable women botanical illustrators and artists.
A Elfriede Abbe (1919–2012), American sculptor, engraver, illustrator Harriet Isabel Adams (fl. 1906–1910) Nancy Adams (1926–2007), New Zealand botanical artist, botanist, and museum curator Beverly Allen (born 1945), Australian artist Mary Morton Allport (1806–1895), English Australian artist, lithographer, etcher, and engraver Blanche Ames Ames (1878–1969), American artist, activist, suffragist, and inventor Lady Mabel Annesley (1881–1959), wood-engraver and watercolour painter Margaret Neilson Armstrong (1867–1944), American designer and illustrator Mary Ann Armstrong (1838–1910), British botanical fern artist Mary Daisy Arnold (c. 1873–1955), botanical artist Alison Marjorie Ashby (1901–1987), Australian botanical artist and plant collector Louisa Atkinson (1834–1872), Australian botanical artist, illustrator, naturalist and writer
B Clarissa Munger Badger (1806–1889), American botanical illustrator and poet Anne Elizabeth Ball (1808–1872), Irish botanist and algologist Mary Elizabeth Banning (1822–1903), American mycologist and botanical illustrator Mary Elizabeth Barber (1818–1899), British-born botanist and painter active in South Africa Dorothy Barclay (1892–1940), South African botanical painter Winsome Fanny Barker (1907–1994), South African botanist and plant collector; illustrated Flowering Plants of South Africa Anne Maria Barkly (c. 1838–1932), British botanist Anne Henslow Barnard (died 1899), botanical illustrator Eileen Barnes (1876–1956), Irish botanical artist Moyra Barry (1886–1960), Irish artist Rose Barton (1856–1929), Anglo-Irish artist and watercolourist Gertrud Bartusch (died 1917), German botanical illustrator Françoise Basseporte (1701–1780), French painter, Royal Painter for the King's Garden and Cabinet Auriol Batten (1918–2015), South African botanical illustrator Mary Battersby (fl. 1801–1841), Irish artist and naturalist Ruth Ellen Berkeley (1845–1914), English mycologist, collector of fungi specimens and scientific botanical illustrator Elizabeth Blackwell (1699 –1758), botanical illustrator and engraver, made medical reference work A Curious Herbal which was "among the earliest publications on botany by a woman" Edith Blake (1846–1926), Irish botanical illustrator and writer Marjorie Blamey (1918–2019), English painter and illustrator, founding member of the charity Plantlife Susannah Blaxill (born 1954), Australian botanical illustrator and watercolourist Agnes Block (1629–1704), Dutch art collector and horticulturalist Fanny Blood (1758–1785), English illustrator and educator Hertha Bokelmann (1915-2005), South African botanist and botanical illustrator Sheila Bownas (1925–2007) British textile designer and botanical illustrator Winifred Boys-Smith (1865–1939), English science artist, professor, and school principal Olivia Marie Braida-Chiusano (born 1948), American botanical artist, author, and educator Winifred M. A. Brooke (1893–1975), British botanist, illustrator and author; the plant genera Misbrookea and Cleistocactus brookeae were named in her honour Rhona Brown (1922-2014), South African botanical artist Margaret Warriner Buck (1857-1929), American botanical artist, specialized in depicting California wildflowers Priscilla Susan Bury (1799–1872), English botanist and illustrator Mildred Anne Butler (1858–1941), Irish artist who specialized in watercolour and oil painting Emilie von Büttner (1804–1867), German flower and botanical painter
C Beatrice Orchard Carter Elisa-Honorine Champin Mary Agnes Chase Maureen Elizabeth Church Edith Clements Lise Cloquet (1788–1860), French botanical painter Elizabeth Conabere Gillian Condy Mary Elizabeth Connell Catherine Teresa Cookson Frances Crawshaw Shirley Gale Cross Clare Cryan Lady Charlotte Wheeler Cuffe Fanny Currey
D Mary Delany Louise-Cécile Descamps-Sabouret (born 3 October 1855), French painter and botanical artist Margaret Rebecca Dickinson (1821–1918) botanical artist who lived in north-east England and the Scottish Borders Barbara Regina Dietzsch Ethel May Dixie Catharina Helena Dörrien Bessie Downes Doris Downes Sarah Drake Hélène Durand
E Audrey Eagle Mary Emily Eaton Frances Anne Edgeworth Thérèse Ekblom Diana Conyngham Ellis Rica Erickson (1908–2009) Australian naturalist, historian, author and teacher; the orchid genus Ericksonella was named in her honour Elsie Elizabeth Esterhuysen (1912–2006) South African botanist; collected over 36,000 herbarium specimens of South African flora Ella Howard Estill Nathalie Elma d'Esménard Barbara Everard
F Marianne Fannin Madeleine Charlotte Fawkes Sarah Featon (1848–1927), New Zealand botanical artist; illustrated The Art Album of New Zealand Flora, the first full-colour art book to be printed in New Zealand Susan Fereday Minna Fernald Mary Fielding Louisa Finch, Countess of Aylesford Ellen Thayer Fisher Agnes Dunbar Moodie Fitzgibbon Rosa Fiveash Margaret Flockton Margaret Forrest Cherryl Fountain Kathleen Fox Millicent Franks (1886–1961), South African botanical illustrator Ingeborg Frederiksen (1886–1976), Danish painter and illustrator Elsie Herbold Froeschner (1913–2006), American scientific illustrator Magdalena Fürstin Faith Fyles
G Catherine Gage Giovanna Garzoni Adelia Sarah Gates Marguerite Primrose Gerrard Elizabeth Gray Harriet Greenwood (1869-1948) New Zealand botanical illustrator Mary Grierson Maria Gugelberg von Moos Louise Guthrie (1879–1966) South African botanist and botanical artist, known for her depictions of South African protea species
H Lucretia Breazeale Hamilton Charlotte Hardcastle Lucy Hardcastle (circa 1771–1834), British botanist and teacher; ran a school in Derby from the late 1700s until the 1830s Florence May Harding Emily Harris Gertrude Hartland Sarah Elizabeth Hay-Williams Esmé Frances Hennessy Johanna Helena Herolt Sabine Helms (1866-1929) Danish amateur botanist Georgina Hetley Helen Joan Hewson (1938–2007), Australian botanist and botanical illustrator Helen Burns Higgs (1897–1983), Bahamian writer, journalist and botanical illustrator; specialized in research on Bahamian herbal medicine and cuisine Orra White Hitchcock Sarah Hoare (1777–1856), British writer and artist known for her scientific poetry Rosemary Charlotte Holcroft Maria Elizabeth Holland Berthe Hoola van Nooten Annie E. Hoyle Regina Olson Hughes Ellen Hutchins Alice Clary Earle Hyde
I Hannah Cassels im Thurn
J Alice Jacob Eveline Annie Jenkins Barbara Jeppe Catharine Johnston (1794–1871) English botanical illustrator Nina Jones
K Mary Maytham Kidd Pauline Kies Martha King Elizabeth and Mary Kirby Henriëtte Geertruida Knip
L Deborah Lambkin Grania Langrishe (born 1934), Irish botanical artist Kathleen Annie Lansdell Frieda Lauth Mary Lawrance Ann Lee Sara Plummer Lemmon Cythna Letty Blythe Loutit Lena Lowis
M Kathleen Marescaux Bessie Niemeyer Marshall Harriet Mason (1845–1932) English and South African song collector, botanical illustrator, plant collector, poor-law inspector, and author Kathleen McArthur Mary McMurtrie Margaret Mee Mary Mendum Louisa Anne Meredith Maria Sibylla Merian Maria Morris Miller Margaret Olive Milne-Redhead (1904–1997), also known as Olive Shaw or Margaret Olive Shaw; English artist and botanical illustrator Maria Moninckx Harriet Morgan Henrietta Maria Moriarty
N Amanda Newton Philippa Nikulinsky Marianne North Carol Nourse
O Helen Sophia O'Hara
P Mary Maud Page Olive Coates Palgrave Marietta Pallis Ernestine Panckoucke Louise von Panhuys Deborah Griscom Passmore Jean Paton (born 1929) British botanist,bryologist, and botanical illustrator Susan J. Patrick (born 1944) Australian botanist, taxonomist, illustrator, and ecologist Helena Christina van de Pavord Smits Ethel Anson Peckham (1879–1965) American horticulturist and botanical artist; founding member of the American Iris Society Olivia Peguero Emily Pelloe Margaret Pieroni Barbara Pike Olive Pink Frederica Plunket Katherine Plunket Elsa Pooley Clara Pope Caroline Pounds Anne Pratt Della Purves (1945–2008) British botanical artist
Q Rosane Quintella (1959–2020) Brazilian botanical artist and teacher
R Christie Repasy Sarah Rhodes Elsie Garrett Rice Ellen Robbins Emma Roberts Nellie Roberts Mary Lou Romney (1929–2003), American painter Margaret Roscoe Stella Ross-Craig Celia Rosser Arabella Elizabeth Roupell Ellis Rowan Anne Rudge
S Cora Helena Sarle Marion Satterlee Elisabeth Hallowell Saunders Katharine Saunders Vera Scarth-Johnson Ellen Isham Schutt Helena Scott Susan Sex Lydia Shackleton Elsie Louise Shaw Jessica Rosemary Shepherd Sarah Simblet (born 1972) graphic artist, writer and broadcaster Isabella McHutcheson Sinclair Susie Barstow Skelding Dorothea Eliza Smith Ethelynde Smith Matilda Smith Lilian Snelling Holly Somerville Charlotte Caroline Sowerby Frances Stackhouse Acton Emily Stackhouse Mary Anne Stebbing Olga Stewart (1920–1998) Scottish botanist and botanical artist Margaret Stoddart Margaret Stones Edith Frances Mary Struben Carrie Sweetser
T Cynthia Tait Alice Tangerini Anna Heyward Taylor Elizabeth Taylor Emma Homan Thayer Harriet Anne Thiselton-Dyer Estelle Thomson Elisa Marie Thornam Emily Jane Thwaits Anne Marie Trechslin Charlotte Georgina Trower Anna Maria Truter Elizabeth Twining
V Anna Maria Vaiani Elinor Frances Vallentin Vesque Sisters Henriette Vincent
W Mary Vaux Walcott Ada Hill Walker Anna Frances Walker Anna Maria Walker Winifred Walker (1882-1965) British artist and botanical illustrator Wendy F. Walsh Ellaphie Ward-Hilhorst Charlotte, Lady Wheeler-Cuffe Inez Harrington Whitfield (1867–1951) American educator and botanical illustrator; known for watercolor paintings of wildflowers native to Arkansas Emily Whymper Caroline Catharine Wilkinson (1822–1881) Welsh botanist; authored Weeds And Wild Flowers: Their Uses, Legends, And Literature Augusta Innes Withers Alida Withoos Anne Kingsbury Wollstonecraft Helen Adelaide Wood (1860–1927) British botanical artist and scientific illustrator; one of the first women museum workers in the Caribbean Florence Woolward (1854–1936) English botanical illustrator and author Winifred Grace Wright (1891–1978) English chemist; illustrated a pocket guide on the flowers of the Province of Natal
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