Xanthium sibiricum was born on hillside, grassland and roadside. China is widely distributed. Native to America and East Asia, widely distributed in most parts of Europe and parts of North America.

Patrin ex widder of Xanthium sibiricum (Latin scientific name: Patrin ex widder of Xanthium sibiricum) (Erya) Alias: Yaner (Classic of Materia Medica), Sticky-headed Woman, Matou (Guangzhou), Xanthium sibiricum (Sichuan, Yunnan, Henan, Shandong, Shanxi, Northeast China), Laocangzi (Liaoning, Jiangxi, Hebei) and Wild Eggplant.

It is a dry and mature fruit of Xanthium in Compositae with involucre. Annual herb, up to 1 m. The whole plant has its toxicity, especially the fruit, especially the seed.