Dracula sergioi
| Dracula sergioi | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Epidendreae |
| Subtribe: | Pleurothallidinae |
| Genus: | Dracula |
| Species: | D. sergioi |
| Binomial name | |
| Dracula sergioi Luer & R. Escobar | |
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.
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