I certainly hope some of these will have some medicinal or other uses. We are going to need new sources after all these suits against drug companies are settled.
Probably will. I have been studying the plants in my area, (I live in a swamp) and most have been used for medicinal purposes and some have been developed by big pharma.
The big task is educating people so that they understand why biodiversity is important. I think everyone can agree that mass plantings of boxwood, butterfly bush and lirope is boring boring boring and seems to be the plants of choice for subdivisions!
Seriously though, it will be a challenge to protect that site.
Medicinal plants with euphoria as a side effect, now thats what I'm talking about.