Query Regarding 'Feral' Plants?

Yes, if an individual plant was planted by humans, it is cultivated, no matter how long ago the planting was.

There are many threads on the forum that might be useful. A sampling:
https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/when-is-a-plant-no-longer-considered-cultivated/12194
https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/do-i-misunderstand-the-wild-cultivated-distinction/31077
https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/wild-vs-cultivated-for-escaped-garden-plants/30432
But there are others as well.

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