Like all palms, this species grows thick and low to the ground before sending its meristem vertical, gaining the form of a slender tree.

[6] Thrinax radiata is found primarily in coastal scrub areas from the Caribbean to Mexico, and can even grow in exposed limestone.

[7] In Florida (Elliott Key in particular), the invasive Mexican gray squirrel (Sciurus aureogaster) has had an extremely negative impact on T. radiata populations.

[8] In the wild, this species almost always grows close to coastal areas where it is adapted to tolerating heavy winds, high concentrations of salt, and even drought.

Trithrinax Itaya Sabinaria Chelyocarpus Cryosophila Schippia Thrinax Leucothrinax Hemithrinax Zombia Coccothrinax This species appears to be secure globally; however, it is rare at the northern edge of its range in Florida.

While it is commonly cultivated as a landscape plant in residential areas, its status is the wild in Florida is poor and it is only rarely encountered.

Today, it is being widely planted outside of its natural historic range in South Florida and the Caribbean because of its ability to grow under various conditions.