Editing Salad burnet (section)

== Characteristics ==

* '''Physical Characteristics''': Salad Burnet grows to a height of 0.75 to 2 feet (25-55 cm) with a width of 1 to 2 feet. It has pinnately compound leaves with 7-21 leaflets, each leaflet being nearly round and coarsely toothed. The stems are upright and branched, with a prominent taproot and sometimes short rhizomes<ref>https://extension.usu.edu/rangeplants/forbs-herbaceous/small-burnet</ref><ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanguisorba_minor</ref>.
* '''Growing Conditions''': It prefers well-drained soils with full sun and can tolerate alkaline soils. While it is intolerant of drought and shade, it can grow in areas with as low as 10 inches of precipitation but thrives with more moisture<ref>https://extension.usu.edu/rangeplants/forbs-herbaceous/small-burnet</ref><ref>https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/sanguisorba-minor</ref>.
* '''Lifecycle''': Salad Burnet is evergreen to semi-evergreen, staying green throughout the growing season and into winter until heavy snow cover occurs. It flowers in early summer, typically in July, producing greenish flowers with purple-tinged styles<ref>https://extension.usu.edu/rangeplants/forbs-herbaceous/small-burnet</ref><ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanguisorba_minor</ref>.

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