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Calystegia sepium (L.) R. Br. , it is a climbing perennial up to 3 m. Leaves long- petioled, triangular to oblong in outline, hastate or sagittate, 5–10 cm, peduncles 5–15 cm. Flower solitary; bracts ovate or oblong, 1–2 cm, commonly cordate at base, cor pink or white, 4–7 cm. Life Form: Cli,   Flowering in: Apr-May,   Vern:————,   Phytochoria: Cosm, The native range of this species is Temp. & Subtropics.  Notes: Wild in Libya.

For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30033025-2,   https://www.ipni.org/n/30033025-2,   https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0001296723,  https://www.gbif.org/species/2928441https://flora.org.il/en/plants/CALSEP/,   https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/calystegia/sepium/,     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calystegia_sepium

 

Distribution in Libya
Al-Jafarah Plain
El-Zawia 2015

 

Bibliographic references:  
First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan:  
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Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses , Sorted by Newest: pdf files
Al-Fiqi, Abd al-Salam M., Abul-Qasim, R. (2015) Inventory of the vegetation cover surrounding Al-Zawiya University. The Libyan Journal of Science Volume 18, 2014/2015 .(In Arabic) https://uot.edu.ly/journals/index.php/ljs/issue/view/24 الغطاء النباتى المحيط بجامعة الزاوية2015