Editing Miner's lettuce (section)

== Characteristics ==

* '''Physical Characteristics''': Miner’s lettuce grows up to 30 cm (12 inches) in height, with succulent, bright green cotyledons and leaves that form a rosette at the base. The leaves are mostly basal and can be petiolate, with cauline leaves being perfoliate<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claytonia_perfoliata</ref>. The plant produces small pink or white flowers in clusters above a distinctive cup-like leaf structure<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claytonia_perfoliata</ref><ref>https://rhs.org.uk/plants/3903/claytonia-perfoliata/details</ref>.
* '''Growing Conditions''': It prefers cool, damp environments and can thrive in a variety of substrates, including moist soils and disturbed sites<ref>https://fs.usda.gov/database/feis/plants/forb/claper/all.html</ref><ref>https://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/WEEDS/miners_lettuce.html</ref>. It is shade-tolerant but often grows well in sunlit areas after the first rains of the year<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claytonia_perfoliata</ref>.
* '''Lifecycle''': Miner’s lettuce is an annual that reproduces by seed. It germinates quickly after moisture is available and can flower within 33 to 90 days<ref>https://fs.usda.gov/database/feis/plants/forb/claper/all.html</ref>. The seeds are dispersed explosively and can remain viable in the soil for extended periods<ref>https://fs.usda.gov/database/feis/plants/forb/claper/all.html</ref>.

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