| 1. | Distribution in East Asia | 2 |
| 1. | Distribution in North America or Europe | 7 |
| 2. | Pores < 5 per mm | 3 |
| 2. | Pores 5–8 per mm | 4 |
| 3. | Basidiospores oblong-ellipsoid to ellipsoid, 7–9 × 4–5 μm | F. abieticola |
| 3. | Basidiospores oblong-ellipsoid, 6.3–7 × 3.2–3.8 μm | F. tianshanensis |
| 4. | Distribution in tropical areas | F. kesiyae |
| 4. | Distribution in temperate areas | 5 |
| 5. | Basidiocarps annual to perennial; pileal surface cream to flesh-pink toward the margin when fresh | F. hengduanensis |
| 5. | Basidiocarps annual; pileal surface white to cream toward the margin when fresh | 6 |
| 6. | Basidiospores oblong-ellipsoid, 6.2–7.3 × 3.3–4 μm | F. massoniana |
| 6. | Basidiospores oblong-ellipsoid to ellipsoid, 4.3–5.5 × 2.7–3.3 μm | F. subpinicola |
| 7. | Pilei never with reddish brown band | F. ochracea |
| 7. | Pilei with reddish brown band | 8 |
| 8. | Distribution in Europe; basidia < 20 μm long | F. pinicola |
| 8. | Distribution in North America; basidia > 20 μm long | 9 |
| 9. | Basidiospores ellipsoid to cylindrical, Q = 1.6–1.9 | F. mounceae |
| 9. | Basidiospores ellipsoid to broadly cylindrical, Q = 1.5–1.6 | F. schrenkii |