Utricularia bisquamata is a small bladderwort native to Southern Africa. The plant is extremely common in nature and its fecundity is reflected in cultivation, where it is a common hitchhiker in carnivorous plant collections worldwide.

Utricularia bisquamata is highly variable in size, colour and flower shape. It forms spaces that range approximately 1cm – 12cm in height. The flowers are usually proportional to the length of the scape, commonly around 0.5 cm across but can range from 2mm to 1.5 cm. The flowers are bulbous at the center, with two variably pronounced humps at the center of the lower corolla lip. The upper corolla lip has two triangular points separated by a notch. The colour of the petals incorporates a combination of white, yellow and purple, usually with yellow at the center of the bloom. Cleistogamous blooms that don’t develop petals are often observed, especially in cultivation.

The species grows in seepages and moist habitats across a range of habitats. These can both winter-wet seasonal seepages and permanently wet niches. It favours nutrient-deprived environments such as those that occur in mountainous biome. The species can persist as both an annual and a perennial plant in nature, depending on the permanency of its water source. Flowering occurs during the warmer months. It has been recorded in the southern countries of Africa.