The black truffle (Tuber Aestivum Vitt), also known as the summer truffle, is brown to black in color and its size varies from the size of a cherry to the size of an apple, as is the case with the white truffle. The most famous habitats in Croatia are near the village of Livade in Istria. Just like other truffle species, it grows under the ground without a visible stalk on the surface. Its flavour and smell depend on the plant with which it grows in symbiosis. It is excavated by a professional truffle seeker after a specially trained dog has tracked its smell. It can be found fresh during its season, i.e. from May to November.