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!Moraea subg. Visciramosa Goldblatt

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1	Foliage leaves 3 or more; rhipidial spathes acute, unequal with outer ± half as long as inner	(2)
+	Foliage leaves 2; rhipidial spathes subacute to obtuse, often lacerate at tips, subequal or outer slightly shorter than inner	(4)

2 (1)	Flowers white or pale blue; outer tepals 40–45 mm long; foliage leaves 4–6	Moraea vespertina
+	Flowers shades of dull yellow to beige or light brown; outer tepals 22–33 mm long; foliage leaves 3(4)	(3)

3 (2)	Tepal claws forming a wide cup and limbs half reflexed	Moraea bubalina
+	Tepal claws suberect forming a narrow cup and limbs fully reflexed	Moraea striata

4 (1)	Style branches filiform, extending between stamens; tepals with short erect claws ± 2 mm long	Moraea simplex
+	Style branches flattened, opposite anthers and appressed to them; tepals with longer ascending claws	(5)

5 (4)	Style branches shorter than anthers; style branches with crests vestigial or absent	Moraea elsiae
+	Style branches ± as long as anthers; style branches with short to long crests	(6)

6 (5)	Flowers relatively large with outer tepals 23–31 mm long; style branches with crests 6–12(–15) mm long; inner rhipidial spathe 25–40 mm long
+	Flowers fairly small with outer tepals < 23 mm long; style branches with crests (1.5)2.0–5.0(–10.0) mm long; inner rhipidial spathe 15–28 mm long	(7)

7 (6)	Flowers white, sweetly scented; tepals spreading to half reflexed, sweetly scented	Moraea viscaria
+	Flowers yellow, slate blue, or white (occ. flushed pink), usually not scented; tepals usually fully reflexed (rarely half reflexed)	(8)

8 (7)	Flowers yellow, brown, occ. white (occ. flushed pink); outer tepals 12–18 mm long with claws ± half as long as limbs	Moraea inconspicua
+	Flowers slate blue; outer tepals ± 18 mm long with claws slightly longer than limbs	Moraea saldanhensis