Xanthium chinense is a species in the Xanthium genus. This name is accepted name for the species in the family Asteraceae subfamily Asteroideae, tribe Heliantheae, . This species is found in Arkansas, Dominican Republic, Florida, Illinois, Jamaica, Kansas, Kentucky, Leeward Is., Mexico Gulf, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Québec, Wisconsin.