The thin leaves of Selago canescens grow alternate or in dense fascicles or tufts on the erect, hairy stems; some on side-shoots.
The leaf-shape is narrowly lanceolate, oblong to needle-like, the tips pointed. The texture of the glossy green leaves is soft, the surfaces faintly hairy (Curtis-Scott, et al, 2020; Privett and Lutzeyer, 2010; iNaturalist; http://pza.sanbi.org).