Data: Invasive aliens – anything good should come with caution

Details of the peer-reviewed research articles that highlighted beneficial impacts of the invasive alien plant species (IAPS) in the last 20 years (2000-2020). The literatures were retrieved by searching the ISI Web of Science database with the search string: TS=((utiliz* OR utilis* OR benefit OR utility) AND (invasive OR invader) AND (plant) NOT (cancer* OR cardio* OR surg* OR carcin* OR engineer* OR rotation OR ovar* OR polynom* OR purif* OR respirat* OR "invasive technique" OR carbon OR fuel OR therap* OR vehicle OR cell* OR drug OR fitness OR "operational research" OR banking OR liberalization)) for the timespan 2000-2020, and screened thereafter for relevant articles. The 'na' values indicate missing information. The 'Use.details' column record information as noted in the original literature.