Eventually white, fluffy mycelium will begin to grow on the surface of the infected tissues. At the end of the growing season, S. sclerotiorum will once again produce sclerotia. The sclerotia will then remain on the surface of the ground or in the soil, on either living or dead plant parts until the next season.
Eventually, white, fuzzy filaments will begin to sprout from infected tissues. At the conclusion of the growing cycle, S. sclerotiorum will generate new spore-bearing bodies. These spore-bearing bodies will persist on the soil surface or attached to living/dead plant parts until the next season.