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Dracula sergioi

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Dracula sergioi
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D. sergioi
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Dracula sergioi

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.