The leaves of Crassula capensis, the Cape snowdrop, grow in two or three, rarely four opposite pairs. They are thinly textured with no prominence of net-veining. The leaves are nearly round or broadly paddle-shaped and pressed flat on the ground. Leaf size is comparatively large in proportion to the overall plant. The leaf pairs are decussate and reducing in size to the top pair until all are fully developed. The very small young ones can be seen here to still be ovate to elliptic. The leaf margins are delicately scalloped. The leaves are purple underneath and on the margins (Privett and Lutzeyer, 2010; Manning, 2007; Bond and Goldblatt, 1984).

The flower is harbouring a hungry pollinating visitor. Some Oxalis leaves are visible in the vicinity. The photo was taken in June.