The scouring action of the floodwaters maintain a floodplain that is clear of perennial grasses and large or woody vegetation that would otherwise take hold and compete with the bladderpod.

[2] Other practices, such as no-till farming, do not favor the plant's growth because they do not produce the soil disturbance that it would require in nature.

[2] Plowing the soil during times of the year when this annual plant has not yet matured and set seed can prevent the species' propagation.

[4] The lack of disturbance in the habitat causes its degradation by allowing the encroachment of large vegetation that crowds out the annual plants.

The habitat in this region is being destroyed outright, however, by other processes, particularly the development of residential, commercial, and industrial complexes and associated utilities such as water lines and sewers.