Raking device (1) for cut plants lying on the ground, comprising a stator (23) and a rotor (5) with a substantially vertical rotor axis, in which the rotor (5) is provided with a number of arms (6) which extend outwards with a radial directional component and which are provided at their outer end (7) with rake teeth (8) and are provided at their inner end with rotation means for rotating the rake teeth (8) about the axis of the respective arm (6) during a rotation of the rotor (5) between an inoperative position which is to be assumed in an inoperative section of the rotation and in which the rake teeth (8) are situated above the ground in order not to be in raking engagement with the plants, and an operating position which is to be assumed in an operating section of the rotation in which the rake teeth (8) are in raking engagement with the plants on the ground, in which the rotation means are designed to rotate the rake teeth forwards while passing through at least a portion of the operating section.
