Lawns of Palaearctic bogs dominated by Eriophorum vaginatum associated with Sphagnum rubellum (Sphagnum capillifolium var. rubellum) characteristic of relatively maritime climates, recorded, in particular, from southeastern Norway, western Sweden and the Danish archipelago, where Sphagnum balticum is a frequent accompanier, and from the Central Massif of France, where Sphagnum magellanicum is an associate.