Name: Jeanie Minnesota (Zone 4a) Replace your lawn with a garden!
I have not seen them on my lewisia, but mine were planted in between rocks so they might not have been able to do that. I agree with previous posts that the runners are likely a different plant. In the end, this is just a guess/possibility anyway.
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Old gardeners never die. They are just pruned and repotted.