Quick! Classify this plant as an endangered species, and prohibit any development within 100 miles of it.
That’s what I would have if Slow Joe were still president. But such insanity is less likely now that Trump is in office.
It probably is an endangered species given that it hasn’t been until now that it was discovered, and, there is no telling what may come from studying a new species like this, which has the ability to survive in an incredibly harsh environment.
Many plants contain compounds which can be quite useful, or are useful in and of themselves when cultivated, so we should make an effort to be good stewards of every one we discover.
From a religious standpoint we are required to be good stewards.