A newly recorded species Meehania urticifolia (Miq.) Makino was found in Miyun District, Beijing. This species, and its corresponding genus Meehania Britton were both new records from Beijing. Its morphological characteristics and habitat were described. The voucher specimen was deposited in Zhejiang University Herbarium (HZU). Meehania urticifolia was first discovered in Japan in 1899 and was distributed in Northeast Asia. In China, it was only known Northeast China previously. Its discovery in Yunmeng Mountain of Beijing was obviously the westernmost distribution of this species in China. They may have come from Northeast Asia during the ice age.