The objective of the data is to reduce the search time of those researchers interested in identifying scientific articles related to the evaluation of cadmium phytoextraction potential of plant species in order to use them for the restoration of contaminated soils. This database does not include items: 1- Whose main objective is to evaluate the effect of chemical additives on the cadmium phytoextraction potential of a plant. 2- Whose main objective is to evaluate the effect of edaphic or foliar microorganisms on the cadmium phytoextraction potential of a plant. 3- Whose main objective is to evaluate a physical intervention on the cadmium phytoextraction potential of a plant. 4- Whose plant under study is a plant species of wide nutritional use in the human diet.