Abstract: The authors examined specimens collected from Beijing, Hebei Province and North-east China. Two new species, one variety and five new records of the Characeae from China are reported in this paper. They are Nitella nenjiangensis sp. nov., Chara vertillibracteata sp. nov., C. globularis Thuiller var. beijingensis var. nov., Nitella axillaris Braun, N. crispa Imah., N. gracillima Allan, N. pseudoflabellata var. imperialis T. F. A., Chara arru-densis Mendes.

Key words: Charophyta, Nitella nenjiangensis, Chara vertillibracteata, C. globularis Thuiller var. beijingensis, Nitella axillaries, N. crispa, N. gracillima, N.pseudoflabellata var.imperialis, Chara arrudensis