These tiny flowers usually cluster on a long stalk that droops down from the canopy; this display can be showy.

brevicrinis), has shorter and less dense leaf sheath fibers covering the trunk, it can be found in central Cuba.

Coccothrinax crinita usually grows in seasonally flooded savannas up to 500m in size; occasionally in hilly areas.

The main pollinator is the wind and fruits are dispersed by mammals like the Coccothrinax argentata species.

This palm can withstand temperatures as low as 20 degrees Fahrenheit when mature and sheds its oldest thatch in windy conditions.