U. bisquamata grows as a terrestrial plant in damp, sandy or peaty soils among mosses by streams or wet depressions at altitudes from near sea level to 1,200 m (3,937 ft) in South Africa and up to 2,250 m (7,382 ft) in Angola.

[1] Utricularia bisquamata is a small annual herb growing to a height of about 12 cm (4.7 in).

It has a rosette of narrow leaves and wiry stems supporting racemes of flowers with two lips, white, pale violet or occasionally yellow.

The base of the lower lip has a patch of yellow which is variable in size.

The typical habitat of this species is acidic, boggy soils in sandstone areas where it grows among mosses in wet places.