With over 28000 species of orchid, it seems like there’s an orchid for every niche. The Dracula orchid’s niche is mimicking a mushroom.
Source: https://www.botany.one/how-dracula-orchids-lure-flies-for-pollination/
Orchids have a variety of tools for getting pollinated. They can provide specialist foods for pollinators. They can provide scents to aid bees in courtship. Sometimes, they just mimic a female insect, and lure a male for pollination that way. Research published in Ecological Entomology shows that some Dracula orchids also use reproduction to lure flies. But they offer more than sex.
