An apparatus for removing weeds, which can be towed by an agricultural machine along an agricultural soil in order to remove any weeds that might be present on the soil includes a support that can be coupled, even indirectly, to a tractor of the agricultural machine. The apparatus further includes elements for the rotation of an operating unit, which is supported rotatably by the support about its own central axis. The apparatus also includes a plurality of teeth extending radially from the peripheral region of the unit, for the progressive removal of weeds during advancement along the agricultural soil, as a consequence of the rotation of the unit, and of the teeth, about the central axis.
