Kingdom Plantae Family Orchidaceae Tribe Epidendreae Scientific name Dracula sergioi Rank Species | Order Asparagales Subfamily Epidendroideae Subtribe Pleurothallidinae Higher classification Dracula | |
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Similar Dracula venosa, Dracula velutina, Dracula nycterina | ||
Dracula sergioi is an epiphytic species of orchid in the genus Dracula.
Facts
Dracula orchids smell and look a little like mushrooms (the tongue looks like a mushroom). This helps trick fruit flies that pollinate mushrooms into pollinating them as well.
Most dracula orchids grow in Antioquia, Colombia at elevations around 1950 meters.
References
Dracula sergioi Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA