Carolina TovarLucia HudsonFrancisco CuestaRosa Isela MenesesPriscilla MurielOriane HidalgoLuis PalazzesiCarlos Suarez BallesterosEleanor Hammond HuntMauricio Diazgranados2026-03-222026-03-22202310.1093/aob/mcad099https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcad099https://andeanlibrary.org/handle/123456789/46332Citaciones: 5Small achenes and high diaspore dispersal investment dominate among high-Andean Compositae, traits typical of mostly three tribes of African origin; but traits are also correlated with the environmental gradients within the high-Andean grasslands. Our results also suggest that diaspore dispersal investment is likely to shape species distribution patterns in naturally fragmented habitats.enDiaspore (botany)Biological dispersalBiologyAcheneEcologyAbiotic componentSeed dispersalBotanyarticle