Clemency redirects here. For the town, see Clemency, Luxembourg. A pardon is a government decision to allow a person who has been convicted of a crime to be free and absolved of that conviction, as if never convicted. Today, pardons are granted in many countries when individuals have demonstrated that they have fulfilled their debt to society, or are otherwise considered to be deserving.
Peat moss is made from decomposed mosses, such as sphagnum, hypnum, reeds or sedge. The most common source of peat moss is sphagnum.
May be confused with: Other moss species. Peat moss can be distinguished by its unique branch clusters. The plant color, the shape of the leaves growing around the stems, and the shape of the green cells are characteristics used to identify peat moss to species.Photographs: Closeup of Sphagnum sp. plants. Line Drawings: Sphagnum sp.ndividual peat moss plants consist of a wiry main axis with small clusters of soft, floppy side branches. The top of the plant has compact clusters of young branches. The side branches consist of a series of more-or-less overlapping, cup-shaped, or spear-shaped leaves.