# Query Regarding 'Feral' Plants?

**URL:** <https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/query-regarding-feral-plants/39122>\
**Category:** General\
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**Created:** [February 5, 2023, 2:18pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/query-regarding-feral-plants/39122 "2023-02-05T14:18:34Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 5, 2023, 2:54pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/query-regarding-feral-plants/39122/3 "2023-02-05T14:54:03Z")

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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/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/do-i-misunderstand-the-wild-cultivated-distinction/31077)  
[https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/wild-vs-cultivated-for-escaped-garden-plants/30432](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/wild-vs-cultivated-for-escaped-garden-plants/30432)  
But there are others as well.

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