Osteospermum imbricatum leaves

The leaves of Osteospermum imbricatum are sessile or stalkless, their stem attachments broad. Somewhat overlapping on the sturdy, erect stems, the leaves are alternate or spiralling to subopposite.

The leaf-shape is ovate, tapering to an acutely pointed tip where a short mucro, a tiny, sharp protrusion may be present. The blades are blue-green, thickish and smooth, their margins entire.  The leaf curves down from base to tip, its margins curving up laterally (Bond and Goldblatt, 1984; iNaturalist).